Woman in intensive care after being injured by ‘flying’ bouncy castle
A woman has been admitted to intensive care at Malaga Hospital after being seriously injured after she was hit by a ‘flying’ bouncy castle in the municipality of Humilladero that was lifted off the ground by a freak gust of wind.
The incident occurred on Thursday (June 22nd) during the town’s San Juan celebrations, where five large inflatables had been set up for children to play on at the town’s football field that afternoon by the town hall.
According to the mayor of Humilladero, Miguel Ángel Pérez, one of the bouncy castles, described as ‘the heaviest and full of water’, was lifted by ‘a gust of wind’. It reportedly moved in such a way that it pushed a woman, who ‘fell over backwards’ and hit her head as she landed with the inflatable on top of her.
Fortunately, none of the children who were on the football field at the time were hurt in the incident, nor were any of the more than 100 people in the area at the time it happened.
The incident surprised everyone because “there was no wind nor was it expected” said Perez. “The impact of it even bent a metal post that was supporting one of the protection nets that helped to stop footballs from going out of the field.”
Mayor Perez explained that at the time of the accident, a Council worker was at the scene although the event was organised by a subcontractor who was also in charge of other cultural activities at these festivities and who had his mandatory duty.
The husband of the injured woman told the EFE news agency that after the accident she was “shocked, but conscious”. His wife was transferred by ambulance to the Antequera Regional Hospital, where a CT scan showed she suffered a head injury with internal bleeding. Doctors at the facility then decided to move her to Málaga Hospital, which has a Neurosurgery unit where she will undergo more tests in the ICU.
He added that he intends to file a complaint about the incident for negligence as if the castle had hit one of his children, aged nine and six, the impact could have been “fatal”.
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