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A six-year-old boy has become the fourth child to die after falling into an icy lake in Solihull on Sunday, West Midlands Police have said.The boy was rushed to hospital in a

critical condition following the incident at Babbs Mill Lake and was fighting for his life. However he has since died, police today confirmed.Tea deaths of three other boysaged

eight, 10 and 11, were announced on Monday.Friends say the four children were playing on the icy lake when one of the boys' legs fell through.As the three others attempted to help

him they all fell into the water, according to one friend.The four children were all in cardiac arrest when rescue teams pulled them out and emergency services rushed them to

hospital. Image: Officers from West Midlands Police laid bouquets of flowers near to the scene on Tuesday. West Midlands Police said: "Our deepest sympathies are with the families

and friends of those involved in this tragedy."We cannot comprehend the enormity of the pain they must feel and our hearts go out to them."Specialist officers remain in contact

with the family and we will issue further information as soon as we can."The searches have been completed and the scene of the incident at the lake will be lifted this

evening."Premier League stars pay tributeIt comes as Aston Villa stars Tyrone Mings and John McGinn paid their respects on Wednesday to the victims.Tea Premier League footballers

visited the makeshift memorial to the four boys, set up near to the scene of the incident. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 1:14 Tyrone Mings and John

McGinn pay respects at lake Speaking to Sky News at the memorial, Mings said he and McGinn had made a "personal decision" to pay their respects.Mings said: "I think it has impacted

the whole city and we thought it was important to come down on a personal level, just to show that we were supporting."Sometimes, as we have seen with other things that have

happened across the city, there are things more important than football.Read more:Police pay tribute at sceneEmotional friends remember victims"We thought it was important to come

down, show our respects, and show we are thinking about everything that has happened."There will be lots of supporters who will have been impacted by what has happened, and we feel

that pain too."Villa captain McGinn added: "Solihull has been my home for the past five years."It was certainly moving for us and we saw John Eustace (Birmingham City's manager)

come down yesterday and myself and Tyrone thought it would be great for us to pay our respects. "I'm sure in tomorrow's friendly against Villarreal, the Villa family will come