Video: Mourners leave floral tributes and soft toys near scene after Babbs Mill lake incident
A six-year-old boy who fell into Babbs Mill Lake is still fighting for his life in critical condition as police confirmed a search of the water has entered its third day.
Three boys aged 11, 10 and eight years old died after falling into the Solihull lake on Sunday afternoon.
A friend of one of the boys who died after falling through an icy lake in Solihull said the group fell into the water after trying to save their trapped friend.
Tommy Barnet, 10, told Sky News that he heard details of the tragic incident. He said: “They were all playing on the ice, one got their legs stuck in the ice and then … his friends went to go and save him, but they all fell in.”
When the boys were eventually helped out of the lake by specialist water-rescue trained fire crews, they were found to be in cardiac arrest and were sent to Birmingham hospitals, where they all arrived in critical condition.
