Harrowing accounts came from eyewitnesses at the scene, who described seeing distraught parents broken down in the gutter, sobbing 'Several adults were also in attendance when the inflatable equipment lifted into the air and they rendered first aid until emergency services arrived,' he said.
ABC News Want more Tasmanian news? The children who died included two boys and two girls in year 6, which would make them 10 or 11 years old, said Tasmania police Commissioner Darren Hine.
The area also suffers from disproportionately high unemployment rates.