3-year-old dies after bouncy castle swept up by wind in Quebec
A child critically injured when an inflatable structure was lifted and thrown by powerful wind gusts at a community event in LaSalle has died.
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A three-year-old girl who was critically injured when an inflatable play structure was swept away by the wind has died, Quebec's coroner's office confirmed Tuesday.
Coroner Martine Lachance is investigating the circumstances of her death. "We wish to offer our deepest condolences to the family and all those affected," a spokesperson for the coroner's office said.
The incident occurred Sunday around 4:30 p.m. at Ouellette Park in LaSalle during severe weather. A bouncy castle was swept away by powerful wind gusts with children inside. A witness said it went 30 to 40 feet into the air before being thrown to the ground. Six people total — two children and four adults — were hospitalized with traumatic impact injuries.
First responders deployed five ambulances and an advanced life support unit. The gathering was organized by the Madre Dei Cristiani Church.
Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada commented on the incident Monday: "We have to be careful in terms of using those types of equipment under big winds like we had yesterday. It came really fast. And hopefully it's a good advisement to people to be careful when they use this kind of equipment."