Tasmania Police said the children were celebrating the end of the school year when the incident occurred on Thursday morning.at an Australian school.“Our thoughts continue to be with his family, and the families and loved ones of all the children involved, during what is an incomprehensibly difficult time," Police Commissioner Darren Hine said in a statement.
“The loss of six young lives will be felt by our community for a long time - so please take care of yourselves and those around you," Hine said on Sunday.Zane Mellor, Peter Dodt, Jye Sheehan, Addison Stewart and Jalailah Jayne-Maree Jones, pictured in photos released by Tasmania Police, died after an inflatable bounce castle was lifted into the air by a gust of wind in Tasmania, Australia.
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AUSTRALIA SHOULD EITHER OUTLAW ALL BOUNCY CASTLES OR INFLATE THEM PROPERLY AND OFFER SAFETY CLASSES IN SCHOOL TEACHERS SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO LEARN HOW TO STORE AND OPERATE BOUNCY CASTLES
This is just absolutely heartbreaking 💔 for so many reasons.
This just breaks my heart. Bouncy castles are more dangerous than people think. First of all they need to be staked intro the ground. I've heard of several incidents where wind has lifted the darn things. 💔💔
It's not an 'unthinkable' tragedy. Wind gust blowing away children's playhouse happened several times in the past. Wizard of Oz even mentioned it. The part that's unthinkable is the grossly inadequate preventive measures.