The father of Beau Medcraft, one of the survivors of the tragic jumping castle incident said his family is “unbelievably lucky” his son survived.
Hillcrest Primary School student Beau Medcraft, 12, was one of the nine children who were seriously injured after a freak gust of wind lifted a jumping castle 10m into the air.
Beau Medcraft visited the makeshift memorial, laying down three gaming controllers and a teddy bear. Picture: Jason Edwards“My boy Beau was and is so lucky, he was on the jumping castle and thrown off from the height they say it was but he don’t feel so lucky ,” he wrote. Beau is currently recovering at home and was seen on Sunday with his left arm in a cast and his right arm in a sling. The student was seen visiting the memorial at this school, leaving four video game controllers as a tribute to his fallen classmates.
Since the incident, members of the Devonport community have come together to support the families involved in the tragic incident. A post in a local Facebook group offered close and extended families members affected by the accident free accommodation over the Christmas and New Year period.
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