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  • Sixth youngster dies in Australian bouncy citadel tragedy

    A sixth youngster has died following an incident in an Australian city wherein a bouncy citadel was lifted into the air by a gust of wind.
    Eleven-year-old Chace Harrison died in hospital on Sunday afternoon, the Australian Associated Press quoted Tasmania Police Commissioner Darren Hine as saying.
    Two different kids stay in crucial situation and one is recovering at residence following the incident within the island state on Thursday.

    Children on the Hillcrest Primary School in Devonport have been celebrating the top of the college 12 months when a sudden gust of wind lifted the bouncy citadel virtually 10 meters (33 ft) into the air.
    “Our thoughts continue to be with his family and all other families and loved ones of the children involved,” AAP quoted Hine as saying.
    The state was “working tirelessly with all parties concerned to ensure the extensive investigation is completed as a matter of priority for the coroner,” Hine mentioned.
    That would come with interviewing witnesses and analysing info on the climate on the time of the incident, he mentioned.
    Forensic youngster interviewers have been additionally being despatched to the island to assist within the investigation and assist kids affected by emotional trauma.

    Christmas lights have been turned off and a candlelight vigil was held Friday in remembrance of the girls and boys aged 11 and 12 who died within the incident.
    The township, with a inhabitants round 25,000, has rallied to help the households of the victims and the broader neighborhood across the faculty.