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| Girl's Norfolk beach death prompts call for bouncy castle ban | |
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| Bouncy castles should be temporarily banned in public areas after the death of a child in Norfolk, an MP has said. | Bouncy castles should be temporarily banned in public areas after the death of a child in Norfolk, an MP has said. |
| The girl was thrown from an inflatable trampoline at Gorleston beach at about 11:00 BST on Sunday and died in hospital of her injuries. | The girl was thrown from an inflatable trampoline at Gorleston beach at about 11:00 BST on Sunday and died in hospital of her injuries. |
| It follows the death of a seven-year-old girl in 2016 when a bouncy castle broke free from its moorings in Harlow. | It follows the death of a seven-year-old girl in 2016 when a bouncy castle broke free from its moorings in Harlow. |
| The town's MP, Robert Halfon, has called for an "urgent investigation" into the regulation of the inflatables. | The town's MP, Robert Halfon, has called for an "urgent investigation" into the regulation of the inflatables. |
| He said: "There should be a temporary ban on bouncy castles in public areas until we can ensure they are safe. | He said: "There should be a temporary ban on bouncy castles in public areas until we can ensure they are safe. |
| "These are two tragic deaths of two beautiful little children in the space of a few years and there needs to be an urgent investigation in the regulation and inspection regimes. | "These are two tragic deaths of two beautiful little children in the space of a few years and there needs to be an urgent investigation in the regulation and inspection regimes. |
| "You cannot risk a tragedy like this happening again." | "You cannot risk a tragedy like this happening again." |
| The girl is believed to have been using an inflatable trampoline, which was part of a wider complex of children's play equipment on Lower Esplanade. | The girl is believed to have been using an inflatable trampoline, which was part of a wider complex of children's play equipment on Lower Esplanade. |
| It is not known how many children were in the play area at the time. | It is not known how many children were in the play area at the time. |
| Zoe Dye, 32, from Bradwell who digging a hole in the sand with her eleven year-old daughter and saw what happened. | |
| "We heard this massive explosion. She asked me if it was a bomb. Before I could say anything we both looked and there was a little girl about 20 feet in the air. | |
| " I covered her eyes for the landing, I just held her really tight. It was horrific." | |
| The East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) said it received more than a dozen calls to the incident and several people, including the RNLI, came to the aid of the girl. | The East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) said it received more than a dozen calls to the incident and several people, including the RNLI, came to the aid of the girl. |
| A joint investigation between the Health and Safety Executive, police and Great Yarmouth Borough Council is under way. | A joint investigation between the Health and Safety Executive, police and Great Yarmouth Borough Council is under way. |
| Bounce About is registered with the play equipment inspectors PIPA which provides a database of tested inflatable equipment. | |
| The organisation would not confirm when the trampoline had last been inspected saying: "It would be inappropriate to comment until the facts of this tragic incident are known," adding it was offering its full support to the Health & Safety Executive, police and other authorities in their investigations. | |
| Earlier this month, two fairground workers were jailed for manslaughter by gross negligence after a bouncy castle blew away with seven-year-old Summer Grant inside, in Essex in March 2016. | Earlier this month, two fairground workers were jailed for manslaughter by gross negligence after a bouncy castle blew away with seven-year-old Summer Grant inside, in Essex in March 2016. |