by Many people are thought to be in critical condition after being removed from the lake
Four children rescued from a lake in Solihull are struggling to survive in hospital after suffering a heart attack.
After the fire department was notified that as many as six children were in the lake at Babbs Mill Park, the search for water continues desperately amid fears that others are missing.
At 2:36 p.m. Sunday, emergency services were called to the lake in Kingshurst, with reports from the scene and social media stating that children were playing on the ice and falling into the lake.
Local fire, police and ambulance chiefs said at a press conference last night that the rescued children had suffered a heart attack while being taken out and were taken to hospital where they were staying on life support.
However, authorities did not confirm the gender or identity of the minors involved.
A weekend of snow and freezing frost has arrived, with severe conditions to continue for the next few days, including temperatures as low as minus 10C.
Fearing the disappearance of the two children, the police said, “There will be no more search and rescue.”
While emergency services searched the water, worried that two more children would be missing, authorities confirmed that it “will no longer be a search and rescue operation”.
“Given the temperature of the water, the age of the occupants, and the length of stay there, the expert medical advice given to us at the scene was that this would no longer be a search and rescue operation. West Midlands Fire and Rescue Service district commander Richard Stanton said after the four children were rescued:
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Emergency personnel on the scene at Babbs Mill Park in Solihull, Kingshurst, after a serious incident in which several people are believed to be in critical condition after they were pulled from the lake
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Namita Singh12 December 2022 05:40
Rescuer suffered mild hypothermia during search
Inspector Richard Harris of West Midlands Police said at an emergency press conference last night that one of the emergency services officers who entered the water to aid rescue suffered mild hypothermia.
Harris added that he “made a full recovery” after being hospitalized.
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Emergency personnel search the lake at the scene at Babbs Mill Park in Solihull, Kingshurst, after a serious incident, where several people are believed to be in critical condition, after they were pulled from the lake.
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Namita Singh12 December 2022 05:20
Desperately searching for water in fear of two missing children
After the fire brigade was told there were up to six people in the water, the search for water continues desperately amid fears that others are missing.
West Midlands Fire and Rescue Service regional commander Richard Stanton said at a press conference yesterday: “When our firefighters arrived, a large number of police officers and the public were trying to reach and rescue the children in the water.
“Our crews dived into the water, swam to the first child, and our expert-trained firefighters, including technical rescue, rescued three more children.
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Emergency personnel on the scene at Babbs Mill Park in Solihull, Kingshurst, after a serious incident in which several people are believed to be in critical condition after they were pulled from the lake
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“The children were pulled out of the water where they received emergency life support service by our firefighters and ambulance colleagues.”
He later added that when firefighters arrived they were “informed that there were at most six people in the water.”
“After rescuing the four children, we continued search and rescue operations to confirm if there were any other children in the water.”
Namita Singh12 December 2022 04:54
4 children are fighting for their lives after falling from the ice in Solihull Lake.
Police said the boys were pulled from the lake in Babbs Mill Park on Sunday afternoon. They had suffered a heart attack when they were rescued and were hospitalized in the Kingshurst area and placed on life support.
After the fire brigade is told there are up to six people in the water, a desperate search continues in the water for fears that others are missing.
Coworker Ayse Rimi reports:
Namita Singh12 December 2022 04:25
Welcome The Independent’s Solihull rescue blog where we provide the latest information on the accident on the lake for Monday, December 12, 2022.
Namita Singh12 December 2022 03:59
