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Hero 10-year-old who died trying to rescue three boys from icy lake named
Heartbreaking news this morning
The hero 10-year-old boy who died trying to save three boys from an icy lake has been named, as his family pay tribute.
Jack Johnson, 10, has been named as one of the boys who tragically died in the freezing lake in Solihull on Sunday.
According to locals, he ran to help the boys after hearing their screams.
Three of the boys were taken to hospital following the incident, having suffered cardiac arrest after falling through the ice.
Those boys, aged 8, 10 and 11, sadly passed away, while a fourth boy, 6, remains in a critical condition in hospital.
According to the police, nobody else has been reported as missing.
Jack’s aunt Charlotte McIlmurray paid tribute to him on social media, saying that he had bravely waded into the water to rescue the three other boys.
She took to Facebook to write: “The 10-year-old boy is my nephew. He saw one go through the ice and he ran and tried to save them.
“Our prayers and thoughts are with the other family. We are just broken over it.
“To find out he died trying to save 3 lads he didn’t even know, that just sums him up. He was amazing.”
She added: “This is a nightmare that families can’t wake from. The pain is unimaginable, he was my nephew so I know the pain is a million times worse for their mums.”