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Frozen lake deaths: Police formed human chain to reach boys who fell into icy water, inquest hears

Samuel Butler, six, Finlay Butler, eight, Thomas Stewart, 11, and Jack Johnson, 10, died as a result of a tragic accident, a coroner said

Evening Standard

Four boys who died while playing on frozen lake were feeding ducks and tried to save each other

Witnesses described seeing the boys in the water screaming for help

The Independent UK

Boys who drowned in frozen Solihull lake 'tried to help each other'

An inquest into the deaths of four boys who died after drowning in a frozen lake was heard at Birmingham Coroner's Court today

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Police risked their lives to try to save boys from Solihull lake, inquest told

Drowning of Samuel and Finlay Butler, Thomas Stewart and Jack Johnson in frozen lake was ‘terrible accident’

The Guardian - UK

Police formed human chain to reach boys who fell into frozen lake, inquest hears - OLD

Samuel Butler, six, Finlay Butler, eight, Thomas Stewart, 11, and Jack Johnson, 10, died as a result of a tragic accident, a coroner said.

The Independent UK

Four boys died in frozen lake after going out to feed the ducks and skim stones

Jack Johnson, 10, brothers Samuel and Finlay Butler, six and eight, and their cousin Thomas Stewart, 11, died in a frozen lake last year in Solihull, after feeding the ducks and skimming stones

Daily Mirror

Four boys who died on frozen lake were trying to help each other out of trouble

An initial inquest hearing, held in Birmingham on December 19 2022, was told that three of the boys were rescued after 22 minutes in the water, while the fourth was pulled from the lake after 31 minutes

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Inquests to be heard into deaths of four boys pulled from icy lake - old

Brothers Samuel Butler, six, and eight-year-old Finlay Butler, died along with their cousin Thomas Stewart, 11, and Jack Johnson, 10, in December.

The Independent UK

Hero dad out fishing with son jumps in lake to save lives of two kids before drowning

Marvin Alexan Fernandez Chicas and his three-year-old son Dylan were fishing at Tohickon Creek in Pennsylvania, US, when he noticed two children struggling to swim

Daily Mirror

Youngsters spotted swimming in River Tyne where teen died despite safety pleas

Police and fire crews both issued warnings to the young people following the tragic death of teen Robert Hattersley

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Girl, 15, dies after being pulled from sea at beach by rescue services

Humberside Police have said two teenagers were airlifted to hospital shortly after 7:30PM on Saturday

Daily Mirror

Body of young man pulled from Scots loch after major two day search

The 28-year-old had been swimming with friends at Loch Ken in Dumfries and Galloway on Sunday afternoon near the old viaduct at Parton.

Daily Record

Man feared to have drowned at Dumfries and Galloway beauty spot

The 28-year-old went into the water at Loch Ken on Sunday night and a full-scale search has yet to find him

Daily Record

Hero boy, 10, saves 'medically dead' child at bottom of holiday hotel pool

Lewis Smith, 10, from Hedon, East Yorkshire, pulled a lifeless four-year-old boy from the bottom of a hotel pool during a holiday in Turkey before dad Craig revived him with CPR

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Boy almost buried alive on West Country beach after getting stuck in sand

A warning has been issued to beachgoers following the near-escape yesterday afternoon (June 1)

The Independent UK

Boy, 17, and girl, 12, die following incident off Bournemouth beach

Police attended the beach off Bournemouth Pier on Wednesday after receiving a report at 4.32pm from the ambulance service requesting assistance.

Daily Mirror

Bank holiday heatwave adds to water death toll with SIX lives lost in last few days

Young people are being warned to stay clear of open water this summer with at least six people dying after getting into trouble in lakes and rivers in and around the bank holiday as temperatures soar

The Guardian - UK

At least three people drown over bank holiday weekend as UK sees hottest day

Two men in their 20s were pulled from the sea near Torbay as boy who died in Carlisle named as Lewis Michael Kirkpatrick, 15

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Dad whose teen son drowned warns of dangers of open water after another young life lost

Simon Haycock whose 16-year-old son Sam drowned has warned of the dangers of swimming in open water after another young life was lost last week in Carlisle, Cumbria

Evening Standard

Three dead in sea and river tragedies as warm weather sparks safety warning

Two men were pulled from the sea off Torbay in Devon while a 15-year-old boy has lost his life in a Cumbria river

Daily Mirror

Boy, 15, missing after going for swim with friends in river and getting into difficulty

Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service rushed to the River Eden near Warwick Road, in Carlisle, at 6.41pm yesterday. They confirmed three teenagers were rescued and one was missing

Daily Mirror

Kids play in lake just hours after two teenagers die and four rescued

It comes search and rescue officials pulled the bodies of two young men, aged 18 and 19, from a lake at the High Eske Nature Reserve in East Yorkshire on Wednesday afternoon while another two were rescued

Liverpool Echo

Two teenagers drown as warning issued over open water

Four other people were rescued from the lake in East Yorkshire

Daily Mirror

Two teens drown in lake as four rescued and urgent safety warning issued

Emergency services were called to a lake at High Eske Nature Reserve at Tickton, East Yorkshire, on Wednesday night but were tragically unable to save two young men

Daily Record

Body of man (38) discovered after frantic search after pair got into difficulty in water

A man has died after getting into difficulty in water near Killin at the weekend. Emergency services were called to Ben Lawers Dam, Lochan na Lairige, near Killin, at around 6.25pm on Friday after reports of two men in difficulty. One man was treat

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