Solihull: Call to improve safety at lake after boys' deaths

Residents are calling for amended information astatine a water wherever 3 boys died aft being pulled retired of the icy water.

The children, aged eight, 10 and 11, were playing astatine Babbs Mill Park, successful Kingshurst, adjacent Solihull, connected Sunday.

A 4th lad rescued from the water is inactive successful infirmary wherever his information remains critical, constabulary said.

The assemblage has suggested having a obstruction astir the water and much signage, Shesh Sheshabhatter, a councillor connected Solihull Borough Council said.

He and chap councillors are going to effort to propulsion the assembly for improved information measures, helium added.

Putting cameras successful the country was different proposition from the community.

The carpet of flowers, balloons, brushed toys and messages of emotion adjacent the water is increasing by the hour. A vigil was held astatine the tract connected Monday evening.

Family members of 1 of the boys person visited the country to look astatine the tributes.

There is simply a continuing ambiance of daze and grief touching everyone who visits the impromptu memorial.

One idiosyncratic told the BBC it did not look existent and the show of the increasing postulation of toys and tributes to the "Babbs Mill boys" made it a precise bittersweet reality.

The aunt of the 10-year-old who died, named locally arsenic Jack Johnson, thanked the section assemblage connected societal media for their support.

Charlotte McIlmurray described the boys' deaths arsenic a nightmare, saying the symptom of losing them was "unimaginable".

His school, St Anthony's Catholic Primary, unopen connected Monday but reopened the pursuing day. Staff issued a connection saying a hard time had been made easier by an astonishing assemblage of staff, children and household members.

Emergency services were called to Babbs Mill Park connected Sunday day aft reports of children who had been connected the crystal getting into difficulties.

Searches of the water continued passim Tuesday though constabulary stressed determination was nary proposition anybody other was missing.

A radical of 21 constabulary officers from the Chelmsley Wood neighbourhood squad stood soundless for 2 minutes erstwhile visiting the tract connected Tuesday and thanked the assemblage for the kindness shown towards the force.

Birmingham City manager John Eustace besides laid a wreath connected behalf of the shot club.

Leroy Moss, who runs a kickboxing gym successful the area, said the ambiance was "eerie".

"You tin archer something's happened here, it's not a bully feeling, it's a bittersweet feeling," Mr Moss said.

Another vigil is owed to beryllium held astatine the weekend.