Sixth death confirmed from bouncy castle tragedy in Australia
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Chace Harrison, 11, has been announced dead Sunday.
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The five victims of the tragedy, sans Chace Harrison.
The sixth death today, an 11-year-old, was announced after the jumping castle incident at Devonport's Hillcrest Primary School in Tasmania, Australia. The latest victim's name is Chace Harrison, as told by Tasmania police commissioner Darren Hine.
The boy died in a hospital on Sunday morning, and it follows those of 11-year-old Addison Stewart and 12-year-olds Zane Mellor, Jye Sheehan, Jalailah Jayne-Maree Jones and Peter Dodt.
The accident occurred during the end-of-year celebrations on Thursday, when 9 children jumping on a jumping castle witnessed a gust of wind which blew the castle 10 meters into the air.
Chace Harrison. 11 years old. The sixth victim of the #HillcrestPrimarySchool tragedy. @WINNews_Tas ❤️🩹 pic.twitter.com/CCC2Zreaca
— Tarlia Jordan (@tarliaj14) December 19, 2021
Two other children are in critical condition at Royal Hobart hospital, while another child is in recovery at home.
On Saturday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison that $800,000 will go to the victims for trauma counseling, whereas $250,000 will go to first responders who witnessed the aftermath of the tragedy, and $550,000 to the wider community.
Jumping castle tragedy
Five children were killed and several more were seriously injured when a bouncy castle was blown into the air at an end of the school party in Australia on Thursday, police said.
The accident occurred at a primary school fun day in Devonport, Tasmania.
"I can now sadly confirm that four children have died, four are in a critical condition and one in a serious condition," police from the island of Tasmania said.
Police said the children had fallen from a height of about 10m (32ft).
Paramedics arrived quickly at the scene and the children were given first aid before being flown in helicopters to the hospital.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison described the accident as "unthinkably heartbreaking."
