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Kids rushed to hospital after jumping castle flung into air
Both children were taken to Geelong University Hospital in stable condition after strong winds lifted the inflatable at a children’s party, police said.
- On Saturday, two separate jumping castle incidents occurred in Victoria and NSW, hospitalizing five children after powerful winds lifted the inflatables into the air.
- Damaging winds caused both inflatables to become airborne, with The Bureau issuing a severe weather warning for peak gusts of up to 100km/h across parts of NSW.
- Victoria Police reported two children suffered upper body injuries at a Mount Duneed party on Saturday morning, transported to Geelong University Hospital in stable condition.
- In Sydney, three children and one woman were hospitalized at Sydney Children after a jumping castle became airborne at Gardiner Park in Banksia, about 12 kilometres south of the CBD.
- These events revive memories of the 2021 Hillcrest Primary School tragedy in Tasmania, where six children died after a jumping castle was tossed 75 metres by a 'mini tornado'.
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Two children hurt when thrown from jumping castle lifted into air by wind
Police said a large group of children were playing on the jumping castle when it was lifted off the ground near Geelong on Saturday morning.
·North Sydney, Australia
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