Two schoolgirls had been this morning seen risking their lives standing on a frozen pond in London the day after six children plunged into icy waters doing the identical factor in Solihull.
The pair – who appeared to have little thought of any hazard – had been seen at Wimbledon Frequent this morning amid sub-zero temperatures within the capital.
It isn’t recognized how deep the water is there, nevertheless it comes after a tragedy within the Midlands in comparable circumstances final evening.
Two youngsters underneath 12 are feared lifeless and 4 of their buddies are in a important situation after the incident at Babbs Mill Park in Solihull simply after 2.30pm yesterday.
Schoolgirls danger standing on the Wimbledon frozen pond as London is blanketed in snow
Emergency employees took to the lake yesterday night in an effort to seek out two youngsters, believed to be underneath the age of 12, who’re lacking and feared lifeless
4 youngsters had been rushed to hospital in a important situation after they had been pulled from the lake in a state of cardiac arrest.
Native studies final evening stated one little one had died in hospital, however police declined to verify this.
Specialist police divers had been seen coming into the water underneath torchlight late yesterday.
However fireplace crews have stated it’s now a ‘restoration reasonably than rescue’, as hope for the 2 lacking youngsters fades.
Emergency providers proceed to go looking the lake after studies recommended as much as six youngsters might have been on the lake when the ice fell by
Law enforcement officials on the scene in Babbs Mill Park in Kingshurst, Solihull this morning
Two youngsters – stated to be aged underneath 12 – had been taking part in on the ice when it cracked beneath them. This prompted their buddies to run onto the lake and attempt to assist them solely to get into hassle themselves, witnesses stated.
At a press convention yesterday evening, emergency providers confirmed 4 youngsters had been preventing for his or her lives in hospital and search efforts had been persevering with amid studies two additional youngsters had been concerned.
The Fireplace and Rescue Service confirmed that searches would proceed in a single day, however added that any ongoing exercise would now not be classed as a rescue operation.
Emergency providers had been seen carrying tools to and from the lake as they fight freezing temperatures with the operation stated to be on the restoration stage, reasonably than rescue, which means the kids are feared lifeless
A search diver is seen rising from the water of the Babbs Mill Lake. Nottinghamshire Police’s Underwater and Specialist Search Unit has been referred to as to assist the operation
When requested about native studies that one little one had died, West Midlands Ambulance Service tactical commander Cameron McVittie stated there could be ‘no medical updates’ issued on any of the kids presently.
Eyewitnesses described seeing responders ‘smashing by’ the ice on the lake’s floor as these first on the scene swam out into the water to rescue the closest little one.
Final evening, St Anthony’s Major College in Kingshurt introduced that it will be closed for pupils immediately ‘as a result of incident at Babbs Mill’.
