Kid dies in bouncy castle incident
The three-year-old girl carried off in a bouncy castle by a gust of wind on Sunday has died. CP ponders other bouncy castle mishaps around the world.
TVA says bouncy castles are a Far West.
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Jim 10:09 on 2026-06-03 Permalink
Terrible and heartbreaking. Everyone likely just wanted the kids to have fun, and somehow it ended in tragedy. We should wait for the facts before judging what happened. My thoughts are with the family.
Kate 12:16 on 2026-06-03 Permalink
Generally the policy of this blog has not been to recklessly place blame. But there’s bound to be some coroner’s advice to tie or weight these things down, once a report is made.
Jim 12:59 on 2026-06-03 Permalink
Kate. I wasn’t criticizing your post, and I’m sorry if it came across that way.
I appreciate you sharing the facts as always. I was only reacting to the tragedy itself, and trying to express my gut feeling that everyone likely just wanted the kids to have a fun day.
jeather 13:03 on 2026-06-03 Permalink
The number of bouncy castle mishaps across the world isn’t saying major, high risk item that no one should ever use again. Not saying there shouldn’t be some further rules about safety, and this is a real tragedy, but it seems to be a fluke.
Tim 14:33 on 2026-06-03 Permalink
Eleven total deaths of children were noted in the article, all due to high winds. It’s not a fluke; it’s a flaw that only occurs under specfic conditions. Either figure out how to properly ground these things or come up rules that prohibit usage on days with high winds.
jeather 19:41 on 2026-06-03 Permalink
Eleven deaths in eleven years across multiple countries. Make new rules, sure, there is no reason not to, but there is wind a lot, even fluke high gusts.