West Midlands police say a fourth boy remains in a critical condition in hospital
Three boys, aged eight, 10 and 11, have died after falling through thin ice at a lake near Solihull in the West Midlands.incident on Sunday afternoon
Members of the public, police officers and firefighters were first to attempt to pull the children to safety, some going into the freezing waters waist-deep. The four boys were then reached by specialist water-rescue trained firefighters.One police officer had attempted to punch through the ice and had mild hypothermia as a consequence.
He said the search of the lake would continue but there were no reports of anyone else missing beyond the four boys. “We have to be 100% certain that there is no one else possibly in the water at this time. We will be here for as long as it takes.” St Anthony’s primary school in Kingshurst, a few minutes’ walk from the park, said it would be closed on Monday because of the incident. It asked for people to keep those affected in their prayers.
Saqib Bhatti, the MP for Meriden, praised emergency services for their efforts pulling the children from icy water. He said: “Clearly there is one officer who has mild hypothermia. In these conditions not to worry about your own safety and just to go after those children is heroic.
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