Monday, 28 March 2016

Girl, 7, dies while playing on a bouncy castle

A 7-year-old girl died while using a bouncing castle at an Easter fair, ABC news has said.
The incident was said to have occurred when the inflatable castle at Harlow Town Park, 30 miles (48 kilometers) north of London, was swept away by a strong gust of wind.

The girl was treated at the scene and taken to a hospital by air ambulance.
However, she died on arrival.According to Ray Smith of the Showmans Guild of Great Britain, the castle had been displaced by "a sudden gust."
He said the castle and other inflatables would have been closed if the winds had been consistently high.
Meanwhile, Police on Sunday arrested a man and a woman from a bouncy castle firm on suspicion of manslaughter. The identity of the two is not yet known.

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