Strong winds carried away an inflatable full of children playing on it in the US state of Maryland, killing one child and injuring another.
The tragic incident occurred Friday night in the town of Waldorf. A bouncy castle was blown up about 15 feet in the air and then crashed into a baseball field. Some children fell off the toy while it was in the air, Charles County officials said.
A five-year-old boy died
The most seriously injured child was a five-year-old from the nearby city of La Plata. He was airlifted to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. The other child suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
The inflatable was set up for a baseball game. Witnesses said the toy was attached to the ground with pegs. Strong winds, heavy rain and storms.
PAP, BBC, Charles County Maryland
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