Three boys, aged eight, 10 and 11, have died after falling through thin ice at a lake near Solihull in the West Midlands.
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A fourth boy, aged six, was in critical condition in hospital after the incident on Sunday afternoon. At a press conference at the scene on Monday afternoon, Supt Richard Harris said the affected families were 'absolutely devastated' and were being supported by specialist trained officers. The area commander of West Midlands fire service, Richard Stanton, said the boys' deaths were 'a tragedy beyond words'

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