Ava Ciampini, 3, Dies After LaSalle Windstorm Hurled Bouncy Castles, Injuring 11
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Updated · Montreal Gazette · Jun 2
Ava Ciampini, 3, Dies After LaSalle Windstorm Hurled Bouncy Castles, Injuring 11
3 articles · Updated · Montreal Gazette · Jun 2
Summary
Quebec’s coroner confirmed Tuesday that Ava Ciampini, 3, died after suffering critical injuries in Sunday’s windstorm at Ouellette Park in LaSalle.
11 people were hurt when sudden high winds tore through a church-organized festival and sent several inflatable play structures airborne; Ava had been hospitalized in critical condition.
More than $110,000 was raised within hours on GoFundMe to help her parents, Luca and Arielle Ciampini, with funeral and memorial costs while they care for their baby son.
The coroner’s office is investigating the cause and circumstances of the death and said a public inquiry could still be ordered; Quebec politicians and church leaders offered condolences.
The fatality has renewed scrutiny of inflatable-play safety after similar wind-driven bouncy castle deaths in Australia and the U.K.