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A young child is in critical condition after being blown away in a bouncy castle in Montreal’s LaSalle borough on Sunday afternoon, when the winds were high.
In total, 11 people — seven adults and four children — were injured during the incident, according to an Urgences-santé spokesperson. Of those, six were transported to hospital.
It happened around 4:30 p.m. in Ouellette Park, where the Madre Dei Cristiani Church was holding a community party. Gusts of wind of 50 km/h were reported around that time by Environment Canada.
The bouncy castle was reportedly picked up and thrown several meters away by the wind.
Few additional details have been released about the circumstances surrounding the incident or about the child’s current condition.
In a statement sent out Monday morning, the borough mayor of LaSalle, Nancy Blanchet, said she is looking into the incident and extended support to the affected families.
“Our entire community is deeply shaken by this serious accident,” she wrote.
WATCH | Witness describes the scene as police and ambulances rushed to the park:
Young child in critical condition after strong winds blow bouncy castle away in Montreal
The incident happened at a gathering at Ouellette Park in Montreal’s LaSalle borough Sunday afternoon. In total, 11 people were hurt and six were transported to hospital.