Tasmania's tight-knit northwest community will farewell a second victim of the Hillcrest Primary School jumping castle tragedy.
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Six children died after a freak gust of wind picked up the jumping castle and several inflatable zorb balls during end-of-year celebrations last Thursday.
Family and friends of Jye Sheehan, 12, will gather for his funeral service in Devonport on Friday morning.
Jye's schoolmate Zane Mellor, 12, was formally farewell by loved ones at the same venue on Thursday.
He was remembered as kind and loving and a passionate gamer with a love of dinosaurs.
"You grew up with me, held my hands and kissed my face in all the hard times," his mum Georgie said at the service.
"You were my man of the house always, my protector, my strength, my gamer.
"I love you Zane. No matter what the weather, we're together."
Two children who are in hospital after being badly injured are no longer in intensive care and have improved from a critical condition to stable.
Police and WorkSafe Tasmania continue to investigate the circumstances around the accident and will provide reports to the coroner.
Roughly 40 children were taking part in celebrations when the jumping castle was lifted about 10 metres in the air.
Tasmania's education department has banned jumping castles and inflatable equipment from being used at schools.
Australian Associated Press
