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Omaha Steve

(110,218 posts) Wed Jun 3, 2026, 02:08 PM 13 hrs ago

Child dies after inflatable castle tossed into air in Montreal park

Source: AP

Updated 12:28 PM CDT, June 3, 2026

MONTREAL (AP) — A 3-year-old girl died from injuries she sustained when strong winds tossed an inflatable castle into the air during a party at a Montreal park last weekend.

Eleven people were injured with six of them sent to hospital when a bouncy castle and a tent were tossed by high winds on May 31 at Parc Ouellet in LaSalle, a borough in southwest Montreal, emergency medical services said.

The government agency Environment Canada said wind speeds were up to 50 km per hour (31 miles per hour) on Sunday afternoon during a party held by a church.

Coroner Martine Lachance has been assigned to investigate the causes and circumstances surrounding the death.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/canada-bouncy-castle-girl-death-inflatable-c77915cffce8d50d717510392a2fa3b4

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Child dies after inflatable castle tossed into air in Montreal park (Original Post) Omaha Steve 13 hrs ago OP

I thought those things had to be anchored down. Ilsa 13 hrs ago #1

There's anchoring down and there's anchoring down. maxsolomon 12 hrs ago #2

How very tragic for the families of the victims. Several questions, though. niyad 12 hrs ago #3

I hope it's not because they think God will protect them. Thoughts and prayers? n/t thesquanderer 9 hrs ago #4

Given it's Quebec, they'd most likely be Catholic u4ic 4 hrs ago #5

So very tragic, and I have questions as well u4ic 4 hrs ago #6

Ilsa

(64,638 posts)

1. I thought those things had to be anchored down.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 02:54 PM

13 hrs ago

I feel bad for that family.

maxsolomon

(39,211 posts)

2. There's anchoring down and there's anchoring down.

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 03:13 PM

12 hrs ago

In high winds, no one should be inside an inflatable. It should have been deflated.

niyad

(134,421 posts)

3. How very tragic for the families of the victims. Several questions, though.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 03:56 PM

12 hrs ago

Canada seems to have some decent regulations in place about inflatables, and the owner of one company said she neither rents nor operates her inflatables, when the wind forecast is far below what occurred with this situation. Wha was the forecast for that day? And, an observation. Yet again, children died at a church "fun" function. Like the children at that church camp in Texas, and other tragic acidents. One does wonder why.

thesquanderer

(13,141 posts)

4. I hope it's not because they think God will protect them. Thoughts and prayers? n/t

Reply to niyad (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 06:59 PM

9 hrs ago

u4ic

(17,154 posts)

5. Given it's Quebec, they'd most likely be Catholic

Reply to thesquanderer (Reply #4)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 11:49 PM

4 hrs ago

not the loony Xtians in the US.

u4ic

(17,154 posts)

6. So very tragic, and I have questions as well

Reply to niyad (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 11:53 PM

4 hrs ago

I used to work at events - I never had anything to do with bouncy castles, but if there was any wind strength, they would either not be put up at all, or be closed down if it started to even mildly gust, beyond 30 km/hr sounds about right. I'm not sure if someone just wasn't on the ball with this one, or it was a freak wind that came out of nowhere.

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