Communion girl, 8, dies in bouncy castle

AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Waterford girl has died after she was thrown from a bouncy castle that had been struck by a gust of wind.

The accident happened at a house in the Coolnasmear area of Co Waterford, just hours after Amy Byrne celebrated her First Communion on Saturday.

The schoolgirl, who sustained head injuries, was rushed to Waterford Regional Hospital but was pronounced dead a short time later.