Winds Throw Jumping Castle 10 Metres Into The Air, Killing A Tassie Child And Injuring Others

Update 12:09 pm: Tasmania Police have reported one child has died. 

“Police and emergency services remain on the scene of a serious incident at Hillcrest Primary School in Devonport, after a wind event caused a jumping castle to lift into the air,” wrote Tasmania Police. 

“Several children fell from a height of about 10 metres around 10am and are currently receiving medical treatment at the scene as well as in hospitals. Sadly, one child has died and a number of others are critical.”

Multiple children have been critically injured after falling 10 metres from a jumping castle that was lifted into the air in a bout of windy weather in Tasmania.

Ambulance Tasmania has reported serious injuries after what they’re calling a “major incident” at Hillcrest Primary School in Tasmania’s north-west.

The children were caught in the jumping castle during the wild weather, which was put up in celebration of a “Big Day In” at the school to celebrate the end of the year.

Awful scene at Tasmania’s Hillcrest Primary School. Multiple students seriously injured after a jumping castle flipped in a gust of wind @abcnews pic.twitter.com/OTsRUzmDym

— Monte Bovill (@MonteBovill) December 16, 2021

Tasmania Police were immediately called to the scene.

“A wind event caused a jumping castle to lift into the air,” police said in a statement.

“Several children fell from a height of about 10 metres around 10am and are currently receiving medical treatment at the scene.

“Some serious injuries have occurred.”

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