An inflatable at Gorleston beach exploded and threw a child 20ft in the air, witnesses say
Norfolk Police confirmed a young girl has died after being throw from a bouncy castle in Gorleston.
One witness tweeted that the castle had “exploded” and the child was thrown into the air.
She was taken to local James Paget hospital but later died.
One eyewitness, Sarah Allard, told Sky News: “A lot of people hadn’t known what had happened. It was desperately horrible and sad.”
"We heard a very loud bang and there was a lot of confusion" – a young girl has died after being thrown from a bouncy castle on Gorleston beach in Norfolk. Sarah Allard was at the beach when it happened
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She also said that lifeguards had performed CPR for 15 minutes at the beach.
Norfolk Constabulary said they were called to Gorleston at around 11.15am on Sunday July 1.
“A joint investigation between the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), local authority and police has been launched to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident,” the police said in a statement.
“A police cordon has been put in place at the scene whilst enquiries continue.”
