Aussie Children Farewelled After Jumping Castle Tragedy

A supplied image of Jye Sheehan, 12, who has been identified by police, with permission from family, as one of the five children tragically killed in a jumping castle accident at a primary school in northwest Tasmania, obtained Dec. 17, 2021. AAP Images/Supplied by Tasmania Police

Australian boy Jye Sheehan, a victim of the Hillcrest Primary School tragedy, was farewelled on Dec. 24 by loved ones in Devonport, Tasmania.

The 12-year-old was one of six children who died after a freak gust of wind lifted the jumping castle 10 metres (30 feet) into the air during end of year school celebrations on Dec. 16.