The mayor of the Tasmanian town rocked by the deaths of five children in a jumping castle accident has made a heartbreaking reveal on TV as Australia reels from the tragedy.
Ms Lambie broke down as she said she was “scared to get on the phone” this morning given just how tight-knit the local community is.
“It is just God-awful. I will be honest. It is just awful. I don’t even want to pick up the phone … I know it’s going to be somebody that we know, … We still don’t know how the other four children are going that are still in hospital … Is there going to be more? “And, you know, from families and children who just are in such shock that what they have seen or what they have experienced is a nightmare that they never thought they would experience.”
“This is a small community of 25,000 people and everyone is interconnected, so everyone knows somebody and we are all still struggling to even comprehend what has happened,” she said.She said no more information was known at this stage regarding how the tragedy unfolded, but that there would be an investigation.“I urge everyone to take care of themselves, keep an eye out for everyone because this will affect everyone differently and some more than others,” she said.
Tasmanian Police Commissioner Darren Hine said the children were supposed to be having a happy last day of the school year when tragedy struck.
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