An inflatable jumping castle that claimed the lives of six Tasmanian primary school children after becoming airborne in 2021 was only secured at half its anchor points, a court document alleges.
Yeah. I think it’s just a failure to realise the potential risk.
Like if anyone there on the day had known there was even a remote potential for 6 kids to die from an accident involving an inflatable castle then obviously things would’ve been done very, very differently.
I guess people just thought you anchored it so it didn’t move too much when the kids jumped without any real understanding that the thing might just fly away.
It’s a tragedy to be sure. I’m glad that safety is taken seriously here. The company does need to be held responsible but I’m not sure what punitive measures are appropriate.
Yeah. I think it’s just a failure to realise the potential risk.
Like if anyone there on the day had known there was even a remote potential for 6 kids to die from an accident involving an inflatable castle then obviously things would’ve been done very, very differently.
I guess people just thought you anchored it so it didn’t move too much when the kids jumped without any real understanding that the thing might just fly away.
It’s a tragedy to be sure. I’m glad that safety is taken seriously here. The company does need to be held responsible but I’m not sure what punitive measures are appropriate.