An 11-year-old child has been confirmed as having died following the jumping castle tragedy at a school in Tasmania.
Tasmanian police named 11-year-old Chace Harrison as the latest student to have passed away in a press conference on Sunday.
“Nine children were seriously injured in Thursday’s incident. Devastatingly six children have now passed away.” Sixth Hillcrest Primary School student, Chace Harrison , died following Thursday's jumping castle tragedy “Their priority will be to interview all witnesses, gather and analyse forensic evidence and all environmental aspects, including weather patterns and conditions at the time of the incident.
“Community recovery arrangements are in place, and our thoughts continue to be with the families, loved ones and all those affected by this tragedy. The sixth grade student was one of the six children who died when a jumping castle and several zorb balls were lifted about 10 metres into the air by a freak gust of wind on Thursday.Hillcrest Primary was celebrating the last day of the 2021 school year, with a ‘Big Day In’ event which included activities like the jumping castle and inflatable zorb balls.
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