On Thursday last week, several children fell from a height of around ten meters at a primary school in Devonport on the north coast of Tasmania in Australia, reports CNN.
The children were in a bouncy castle when a strong gust of wind tore the bouncy castle off the ground and lifted them about ten meters into the air.
Many children fell to the ground from great heights and four children were confirmed dead shortly after, while four other children were critically injured.
Two of the four who were critically injured are now dead, and for the two remaining children, the condition is still critical. The latest death was announced on Sunday afternoon.
“It is with a heavy heart that I can confirm that an eleven-year-old boy passed away at the hospital this afternoon,” police spokesman Darren Hine said on Sunday afternoon local time.
The children who died
The last victim to die in the bouncy castle accident is 11-year-old Chace Harrison.
Police have recently released the names and photos of the five other victims, with permission from their families.
The other five children who lost their lives are Addison Stewart (11) and Jalailah Jayne-Maree Jones (12), Jye Sheehan (12), Peter Dodt (12) and Zane Mellor (12).
DIED: Six children lost their lives after a tragic bouncy castle accident in Tasmania, Australia. From top left: Addison Stewart, Chace Harrison, Jalailah Jayne-Maree Jones. From left: Jye Sheehan, Peter Dodt and Zane Mellor.
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Happened during graduation
The accident happened during a school graduation at 10 o’clock on Thursday last week, and there were many parents present, writes CNN.
A total of nine children were injured – six of them are now dead, two are still critically injured and an 11-year-old has been discharged from hospital with fractures.
The incident has shaken the nation, and the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison stated shortly after the accident that the incident is “unthinkable and heartbreaking”.
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Traumatized witnesses
An investigation is currently underway to find out what caused the tragedy, including the strength of the wind at the time and how the castle was tied to the ground.
Devonport Local Police spokesman Darren Hine said the crime unit’s first priority would be to interview all witnesses, gather and analyze forensic evidence and all environmental aspects, including weather patterns and conditions at the time of the incident.
