SOLIHULL LAKE TRAGEDY: Two boys, 6 and 8, who died after falling into frozen lake revealed to be brothers
SOLIHULL, UNITED KINGDOM: Two of the four young boys, who tragically died after falling in a frozen lake in Solihull were brothers. The siblings, aged 6 and 8, were reportedly trying to save their friends when they fell into the iced lake at Babbs Mill nature reserve in Kingshurst on Sunday, December 11.
The six-year-old, who had been in critical condition since the tragedy, died on Wednesday, December 14, while his elder brother died in the early hours of Monday, December 12. The devastating tragedy also claimed the lives of two other boys, 10-year-old Jack Johnson and an 11-year-old named locally as Thomas. A GoFundMe launched to help the grief-stricken families confirmed the two youngest victims were brothers.
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"Our hearts are broken for the four Little Princes,” the fundraising page read, adding, "On Sunday, 11th December 2022, a group of children played in a local park near an open lake. Being children and adventurous, they forgot the dangers taught by their parents and risked going onto the icy lake. Four boys fell through the ice and into the lake. The frantic father of one of the lads and a dog walker entered the lake to try and help the boys. The emergency and rescue services arrived promptly and began the rescue.”
