A sixth child injured during the jumping castle tragedy in Tasmania on Thursday has died.
Five of the six who died were Peter Dodt (left), Jalailah Jayne-Marie Jones, Addison Stewart, Jye Sheehan and Zane Mellor. Photo: Supplied/Tasmania Police Photo: AFP
The police say 11-year-old Chace Harrison's life support was turned off today.
"It is with a heavy heart that I can confirm an 11-year-old boy passed away in hospital this afternoon," said Commissioner Darren Hine.
"Our thoughts continue to be with his family, and the families and loved ones of all the children involved, during what is an incomprehensibly difficult time."
Two other students remain in hospital in critical condition, while one child was discharged on Friday morning.
Four days on from the horrific event, the community of Devonport in Tasmania continues to reel.
The news of the sixth death comes as heartbroken relatives of the Hillcrest Primary School students killed and injured in Thursday's incident - along with wellwishers - have overwhelmed the site with tributes, cards and other items expressing their sympathies.
Today, a relative of one of the students was seen hugging a tree, at the location where the inflatable equipment eventually came to rest.
Paramedic staff have also visited the site where the jumping castle became airborne.
The circumstances of the tragedy - and whether proper precautions were followed - is still being investigated.
Five of the six children who died following the tragedy: Peter Dodt (left), Jalailah Jayne-Marie Jones, Addison Stewart, Jye Sheehan and Zane Mellor. Photo: Supplied/Tasmania Police
Nine children fell from a height of around 10 metres, due to what eyewitnesses have told police was a gust of wind.
Tasmania Police named the children as Chace Harrison (11), Addison Stewart (11), Zane Mellor (12), Jye Sheehan (12), Jalailah Jayne-Maree Jones (12) and Peter Dodt (12).
The school had been holding an end of year celebration, with the jumping castle and zorb balls - large enough for people to climb inside - part of the festivities.
Tasmanian Police, WorkSafe Tasmania and the coroner have begun an investigation into the incident that is expected to take "quite some time".
The Tasmanian Education Department has banned all inflatable entertainment equipment from all school sites indefinitely in the wake of the tragedy.
Experts have aired concerns about inflatable equipment manufactured overseas that is able to be purchased online.
They've also called for all jumping castles to be required to be registered, instead of just those with a platform height exceeding three metres.
The tragedy has also lead to an outpouring of grief and a flood of support from all over the country.
A fund to raise money for the families and the school has already collected more than A$1.2 million (NZ$1.3m).
On Saturday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his wife Jenny paid their respects to the victims in Devonport, after Morrison earlier announced an A$800,000 (NZ$845,000) fund to support affected families and the community.
Hawthorn and Richmond will also play an AFL pre-season match in the state's north-west in March, to raise funds for the victims and the wider community.
-ABC
