Irish Examiner view: Our hearts go out to the families who lost their children in Solihull

The tragic deaths also remind us to hold our children tight and urge them to take care in wintry weather

Members of West Midlands Fire Service pay silent tribute to the three boys who died after falling through ice into a lake at Kingshurst, Solihull, near Birmingham. Picture: Matthew Cooper/PA

The tragic deaths of three children near Birmingham in England on Sunday is a shocking lesson of the need for caution during extreme weather events, no matter the time of year.

Three boys aged 11, 10, and 8 — as well as a fourth child aged 6 who is still in a critical condition in hospital — got into difficulty after they stepped out onto thin ice on a lake at Babbs Mill Park near Solihull.