A 5-year-old boy was killed and another child was injured when a bounce house they were in went “airborne” and crashed down on the field at a minor league baseball game in Maryland, officials said.
Strong wind gusts lifted the moon bounce 15 to 20 feet in the air around 9:20 p.m. on Friday night, sending children playing inside it flying before the inflatable structure area landed on the playing field at Regency Furniture Stadium, where the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs were in the middle of a game, Charles County officials said.
A 5-year-old boy from La Plata suffered life-threatening injuries and was airlifted by Maryland State Police to Children’s Hospital, where he later died.
Another child with non-life-threatening injuries was also flown to a local hospital. That tot’s condition was not immediately clear.
“Our entire organization shares our condolences with the family mourning the loss of a child, and concern for the child who was injured,” Blue Crabs General Manager Courtney Knichel said in a statement.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with them all,” she added.
The team canceled the game and all baseball activities scheduled for Saturday.
The Blue Crabs said they are offering counseling services to players and fans who attended the game.
