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Kids rushed to hospital after jumping castle flung into air
Police said a large number of other children escaped injury as paramedics took the two injured children to Geelong University Hospital.
- On Saturday morning, two primary-school-aged children were hospitalised at Geelong University Hospital with upper body injuries after a jumping castle lifted into the air during high winds in Mount Duneed, Victoria.
- Damaging winds rattled Australia's east coast on Saturday, with gusts exceeding 90km/h in Victoria and up to 80km/h recorded at Sydney Airport, prompting severe weather warnings from the Bureau of Meteorology.
- Shortly after, a second jumping castle became airborne at Gardiner Park in Banksia, Sydney, where three children were taken to Sydney Children's Hospital in stable condition.
- These incidents revived 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" during a freak weather event.
- All five children remained in stable condition on Sunday, while a coronial inquest into the Hillcrest tragedy is scheduled to begin later this month.
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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.
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