Australia: Boy, 11, becomes sixth child to die after falling from bouncy castle - Metro.co.uk

Chace Harrison has died in hospital days after the accident in Tasmania (Picture: Reuters)

A boy has died in hospital days after falling from a bouncy castle which had been swept into the air by a strong wind.

Chace Harrison, 11, has become the sixth child to die in the accident which happened in the Australian town of Devonport, Tasmania last Thursday.

‘It is with a heavy heart that I can confirm an 11-year-old boy passed away in hospital this afternoon,’ said Tasmania police commissioner Darren Hine.

‘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.’

Chace, 11, has become the sixth child to die in the incident (Picture: Tasmania Police)

Tributes have been left at the scene (Picture: Reuters)

The bouncy castle was blown 30 feet into the air (Picture: Reuters)

Three boys, all aged 12, and two girls, aged 11 and 12, earlier died after a gust of wind blew the bouncy castle into the air at a celebration to mark the end of the school year.

Two other children remain in a critical condition and one is recovering at home having been discharged from hospital.

The wind lifted the castle around 33 feet into the air at the Hillcrest Primary School event, which was attended by around 40 pupils.

The tragedy triggered an outpouring of grief in the local community and around Australia.

Five other children, all aged between 11 and 12, also died in the incident

The tragedy has left Australia stunned (Picture: Getty)

People have been leaving flowers at the school, while an online fundraiser has raised more than Aus$1.2 million (£650,000).

Christmas lights have been turned off and a candlelit vigil was held on Friday in remembrance of the boys and girls who died in the incident.

Tasmanian authorities have started an investigation into what happened, which they expect will ‘take some time’.

The state was ‘working tirelessly with all parties concerned to ensure the extensive investigation is completed as a matter of priority for the coroner,’ Mr Hine said.

Forensic child interviewers were being sent to the island to help question children who witnessed the accident.

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2021-12-20 09:50:00Z
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