In Tasmania, six school-age children leaped to their deaths. During the Devonport’s Hillcrest Primary School’s end-of-year celebrations, a freak wind gust blew the schoolchildren off the edge, sending them plummeting more than thirty feet to their deaths below, and leaving the nation devastated by the tragedy that occurred only days before
On Friday morning, the funerals for the Year 6 pupils were scheduled to begin. Glen Sheehan, Jye’s father, had been involved in a horrible accident that left him in a coma at the time of his son’s death. He awoke from his coma on Friday in time to hear about his son’s death before being interred.
The sudden death of Jye, as well as the medical problem affecting Glen, have been described by a family member to Daily Mail Australia as a “tough situation.” The Sheehans are attempting to cope one day at a time because they must face these two tragedies on consecutive days. Fortunately, their neighborhood has rallied around them with kind words and
“Don’t be scared, little man,” a relative wrote on Facebook.
Another close family member who knew Jye described him as “joyful” and with a fantastic sense of humor.
“He was such a happy young man full of so much energy and would make all the children laugh,” she stated.
The six children who died in the jumping castle accident were Jye, Addison Stewart, Zane Mellor, Jalailah Jayne-Maree Jones, Peter Dodt, and Chace Harrison. They were all having fun with their classmates to celebrate the end of school when a freak gust of wind swept them off the edge and killed
These children’s parents had planned to spend the Christmas holiday with them and give them gifts. Instead of celebrating the holidays with their families, devastated parents were compelled to use their vacation time to organize their youngsters’ funerals as a result of the freak occurrence.
Three others were also injured. However, they are still fighting for their lives in hospitals after spending a week in critical condition at Royal Hobart Hospital. These victims have suffered terrible injuries including multiple fractured bones, internal damage, and blunt force trauma.
The airborne bouncy castle throws the ninth child, Beau Medcraft, from the sky. They were discharged from the hospital now that they are home recuperating.
What are your thoughts on the terrible tragedy in Tasmania?
