Solihull: Boys who died after falling into icy lake namedon December 15, 2022 at 3:48 pm

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The four, aged 11, 10, eight and six, were pulled from the freezing water but could not be saved.

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Four boys who died after falling through ice into a frozen lake in the West Midlands have been named as Thomas Stewart,11, Jack Johnson, 10, Finlay Butler, eight, and Samuel Butler, six.

Finlay and Sam were brothers and Thomas their cousin, said police.

The children were pulled from the water at Babbs Mill Park, in Kingshurst, near Solihull, on Sunday.

The families of the three young cousins have paid tribute to their “beautiful boys”.

“As a family we are devastated at the loss of our beautiful boys Tom, Fin and Sam in such tragic circumstances,” said their parents in a statement released by West Midlands Police.

This is a breaking news story. More to follow.

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