The Tasmanian community has started the first of the six farewells for the children who lost their lives in a jumping castle incident last week. 9News MORE:
Zane Mellor, Jye Sheehan, Jalailah Jayne-Maree Jones, Peter Dodt, all aged 12, and 11-year-old Addison Stewart and Chace Harrison all diedPremier of Tasmania Peter Gutwein acknowledged the funeral of Zane Mellor, who today was the first of his schoolmates to be laid to rest.The victims of the Devonport jumping castle tragedy: Zane Mellor, 12; Addison Stewart, 11; Jye Sheehan, 12; Jalailah Jayne-Maree Jones, 12; Peter Dodt, 12.
There were sombre scenes this morning at Mersey Bluff in Devonport, as members of the community paddled out into the water to remember the lives lost during the Hillcrest Primary School tragedy.READ MORE: There were close to 40 grade five and six students taking part in the end-of-term activities at Hillcrest Primary School when the accident occurred.Mr Gutwein provided an update on two boys that are still in"The two boys in the Royal Hobart Hospital are steadily improving and are now in a stable condition, I understand, and have been moved out of the ICU," he said.
"I'm certain that all Tasmanians will join me in sending their thoughts and wishes to their two families at this time in what is no doubt a very difficult set of circumstances."
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