A coroner has provided an update on the investigation into the Tasmanian school jumping castle tragedy in which six children died at an end-of-school celebration event in December last year.
abc.net.au/news/hillcrest-jumping-castle-tragedy-coronial-update-held/101547216A wind event on the day a jumping castle was lifted into the air resulting in the deaths of six children at a Tasmanian primary school has been described as a "mini tornado".
A joint public inquest will be held into the deaths, but Coroner McTaggart said that won't happen for at least another six monthsDuring a coronial update provided to the families of the children killed or injured at Hillcrest Primary School in December last year, counsel assisting Leigh Mackey told the court the event could be described as "a mini tornado, a wind devil, or similar".
Today, she provided details on what evidence has been collected, including details of the injuries suffered, and the next steps toward a public inquest. "I recognise that this event and the deaths of the children has greatly affected so many people," Coroner McTaggart said. "It's an event that has touched and saddened the whole Devonport community, and it's had such an impact on Tasmanian citizens as a whole."Peter Dodt, Jalailah Jayne-Marie Jones, Addison Stewart, Jye Sheehan, Zane Mellor, and Chace Harrison died in the tragedy.Counsel assisting the coroner Leigh Mackey said two of the students died at the scene, while the others died at hospitals around the state.
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