{"id":1863,"date":"2025-01-04T21:22:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T21:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=1863"},"modified":"2025-01-04T21:22:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T21:22:31","slug":"10-year-old-boy-who-died-in-frozen-solihull-lake-hailed-as-hero-trying-to-save-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=1863","title":{"rendered":"10-year-old boy who died in frozen Solihull lake hailed as hero trying to save others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 10-year-old boy who tragically died after falling into a lake while playing at Babbs Mill Park in Solihull, West Midlands on Sunday (11 December) has been hailed as a hero by his family. The boy, who has been identified as Jack Johnson, is said to have bravely gone in to help the other children when they fell through the ice.<\/p><div class=\"nyedq69fee52b62f81\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.nyedq69fee52b62f81 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.nyedq69fee52b62f81 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.nyedq69fee52b62f81 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.nyedq69fee52b62f81 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.nyedq69fee52b62f81 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.viral-stories.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bab1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jack\u2019s aunt, Charlotte McIlmurray, wrote on\u00a0Facebook: \u201cThe 10-year-old boy is my nephew. He seen one go threw the ice an he ran an tried to save them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur prayers and thoughts are with the other family. We are just broken over it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo find out he died trying to save 3 lads he didn\u2019t even know, that just sums him up. He was amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Emergency services were called to the scene and managed to pull four children out of the water.<\/p>\n<p>One officer was treated for mild hypothermia after trying to punch through ice in an effort to rescue them from the lake, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Superintendent Richard Harris of West Midlands\u00a0Police\u00a0told reporters: \u201cPolice officers did go into into the water.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were joined by other members of the other emergency services. Some of the officers went in waist-deep.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of my officers was trying to punch through the ice to actually rescue the children themselves. That officer as a result of that had some mild hypothermia yesterday. I\u2019m pleased to say that he\u2019s now been released from hospital and he\u2019s absolutely fine.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3078\" src=\"https:\/\/www.viral-stories.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bab2.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.viral-stories.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bab2.jpg 663w, https:\/\/www.viral-stories.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bab2-300x191.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"423\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The West Midlands Police gave a statement about the incident, which\u00a0read: \u201cThree boys have tragically died after falling into the lake at Babbs Mill Park in Solihull yesterday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe boys, aged 11, 10 and eight, were rushed to hospital after being pulled from the water.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSadly, they could not be revived and our thoughts are with their family and friends at this deeply devastating time. We\u2019ll have specialist officers offering them as much support as we can.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA fourth boy, aged six, remains in a critical condition in hospital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been working alongside colleagues from the fire and ambulance services as we do all we can to support those involved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSearches of the lake are continuing as we seek to establish exactly what happened and if anyone else fell into the water.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe understand how distressing this is for the families and the wider community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would ask people to not speculate or share any video footage at this stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 10-year-old boy who tragically died after falling into a lake while playing at Babbs Mill Park in Solihull, West Midlands on Sunday (11 December) has been hailed as a hero by his family. 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