Five Injured After Bouncy Castle Blown Away at Tauranga New Year’s Eve Event
January 1, 2023
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Five people were injured when a bouncy castle was picked up by wind and tumbled across a Tauranga park during New Year’s Eve festivities.
Witnesses described people being “squashed” during the incident at Fergusson Park, near Otūmoetai Beach, while others said children were flung from the bouncy castle as it tumbled towards the sea.
Two people were taken to hospital and three others were treated by medical staff on-site, RNZ reported.
An eyewitness said the bouncing castle blew about 50m to 100m. They also said there were many concerned parents chasing after the castle as it rolled away.
A reporter at the scene said the castle had since been dismantled but the New Year’s Eve celebrations at Fergusson Park were going ahead.