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Kids hurt as jumping castle blows away in Swanage, Dorset

An ambulance spokeswoman said: “We received the call at 1.42pm to reports that an inflatable slide had blown over and reports that three children had been injured”.

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One child remains at the scene being treated by paramedics who are assessing whether they need to go to hospital for a check-up.

Paramedics said all three children were conscious and breathing following the incident at around 1.45pm.

An air ambulance also attended the scene but was stood down.

The bouncy castle came loose from its moorings at a fun day in Shore Road.

Another child was treated at the scene.

A police spokeswoman said: ‘A number of children are being treated by paramedics. “None of the injuries sustained are being described as serious”.

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It came just months after the death of seven-year-old girl Summer Grant in Harlow, Essex after the bouncy castle she was in was blew away.

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