Horrible. But this very much sounds like a freak accident. Sadly just one of those things.

It was meant to be a fun time and now a little girl has lost her life. This is heartbreaking.

I have never been a fan of jumping castles. I’m so glad I’m no longer in a situation where I need to be around them. Think about how someone can blow up a castle in your back yard and then return 6 or 8 hours later? Where is the supervision? the safety? the understanding of how it works? They’re an unregulated industry but they’re so much fun… right?

A terrible tragedy, but where does it stop? Yes, they should ensure that they are safe and there should be regulations, but should we ban everything that could cause a risk of harm? In all honesty I’ve seen articles about the dangers of slides in playgrounds and I’m sure there are other things that are ‘not safe’. We live in a dangerous world, if we banned everything that might harm us then we may as well leave the house wearing bubble suits!

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  • • Amanda Holland replied
    • 04 Jul 2018 , 10:11 am

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  I agree! As horrible as it was, it was a freak accident and unfortunately these things happen.

Wow.. that is scary!

This is real cause for concern.

What a terrible accident. Definitely there need to be more regulations about bouncy castles, but I wouldn’t banned them.

Such a horrible accident and such a terrible tragedy. I have so much sympathy for the family.

I don’t agree with a complete ban, but I do agree with reviewing safety regulations and finding the safest practice for these things. Out of hundreds of jumping castles that are no doubt operational at least every weekend, the odds are pretty good that they’re safe to use without everyone needing to be paranoid about them. Freak accidents will happen, that’s why they’re freak accidents.

I do feel like this is one of those freak accident. These bouncy castles have been around for years and the numbers of deaths I don’t believe have been great. I am very sorry for the parents of the little girl and of course rules and regulations should be looked into and see if anything can be gained from a health and safety perspective. Unfortunately accidents do occur and I do not believe they should be banned.

I think this is ond of those freak accidents. Bouncy castles have been around for decades. I feel for the family affected and eould hate thix to happen to my kids. Perhaps regulations need tk be looked at. But i wont be stopping my children from bouncing on castles.