Solihull: Boys who fell into lake died from drowning

Four boys who fell into an icy water past week died from drowning, an inquest has heard.

Finlay Butler, eight, and his younger member Samuel, six, died, arsenic did their relative Thomas Stewart, 11, and different boy, Jack Johnson, 10.

They were pulled from h2o astatine Babbs Mill Park, adjacent Solihull, successful the West Midlands, connected 11 December.

The boys were successful the h2o much than 20 minutes aft the archetypal 999 calls, the inquest heard.

Three of them were pulled retired of the h2o 22 minutes afterwards, portion the 4th lad was pulled retired 9 minutes later.

Stories emerged past week of constabulary officers attempting to punch done crystal successful a bid to scope them.

Det Insp Jim Edmonds told the inquest determination were "heroic efforts" by the exigency services to prevention the boys.

He told Birmingham and Solihull Coroner's Court constabulary received a bid of calls from the public.

Birmingham and Solihull Coroner Louise Hunt offered her sincere condolences to the families and said it was a "devastating tragedy".

She said it was hard to comprehend the symptom and grief the families were experiencing.

The proceeding was adjourned and a afloat inquest into each 4 deaths volition instrumentality spot successful July.