Adorable girl, 3, who was killed after bounce house she was playing on was sucked into the sky by strong wind

By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2026-06-10 15:06:21 | Updated at 2026-06-11 05:32:39 15 hours ago

An adorable three-year-old girl died after she was swept away in a bounce house during strong winds at a Canadian park. 

Ava Ciampini and her family were attending a festival at the Ouellette Park in Montreal on Tuesday when she was thrown several feet out of a bounce house that got picked up off the ground during strong winds, CTV News reported. 

Ten others were injured, while Ciampini, who hit the ground after being swept away, was taken to the hospital in critical condition. She was later pronounced dead.  

Witness, Gino Moretto, whose granddaughter knew Ava, said the festival looked like a 'war zone' after the storm passed through. 

'It was horrible,' he told CTV News. 'We never had a tragedy like this in the community. It’s heartbreaking. Very heartbreaking.

'Nobody deserves this. But this family – it’s a beautiful family.' 

The family is 'heartbroken' to have lost their little girl, as her father, Luca Ciampini, told the Montreal Gazette they are 'waiting for her to come back.' 

Wind speeds reached up to 50mph that day, according to Environment Canada. 

Ava Ciampini, three, of Montreal, died on Tuesday after she was thrown from a bounce house that got caught in 50mph winds at Ouellette Park

Her family remembers her as a 'happy, silly, smart, little girl, who loved making people laugh,' her father, Luca, said 

Ciampini's death has now raised arguments about the safety of the bounce house, but Luca said he is not focusing on the logistics. 

'She wants us to be happy and take care of our son and be there for each other, husband and wife,' he told the Montreal Gazette. 

'Everything that we do is for her.' 

Luca remembered his daughter as a 'happy, silly, smart, little girl, who loved making people laugh,' he told the outlet. 

'She’s just so intelligent, so sweet, so kind,' he said. 'She was so motherly at such a young age and she just wanted to take care of people.' 

She also leaves behind a little brother, Milan, one, who she often was seen hugging and making him laugh. The toddler would even sing songs to him while he cried, the father recalled. 

'She loved her little brother,' he told the outlet. 

She was also close with her father, whom she would go on coffee shop dates with and would get weekend breakfast with. 

The park (pictured) that she died in was the same place Luca proposed to his wife, Arielle, in 

Ciampini leaves behind her parents and her one-year-old brother Milan 

'She was so motherly at such a young age and she just wanted to take care of people,' Luca said of his little girl 

'Things like that, on our own, just me and her, was kind of our activity,' the heartbroken father told the outlet. 

His daughter died at the same park where he asked his wife, Arielle, to be his girlfriend and later wife. 

'You always try to keep the tradition of bringing the family there, and that’s why we were there at the event,' he told The Gazette. 

The family has also chosen to have their daughter's organs donated, so she can be remembered as a hero. 

'I’m going to make sure of that,' her father said. 

Hundreds of neighbors and friends showed up to a memorial service at the park on Tuesday, with many leaving behind handwritten notes and stuffed animals for the girl. 

A GoFundMe has also been set up for the Ciampini family, which has raised more than $479,900 CAD ($335,000 USD). 

'She was the light of every room she walked into, and the hole she leaves behind is impossible to put into words,' the fundraiser said. 

Her death has called for questions into the safety of the bounce house (stock image), but Luca said the family is not paying attention to the logistics 

The Madre Dei Cristiani Church, which hosted the event at the park, also held a memorial service for Ciampini. 

Fr Mussie Zerai Yosief offered his 'deepest sympathy and spiritual closeness to the grieving family.' 

'May the Lord grant them consolation in their sorrows, healing from their suffering, strength in their trials, and the peace that comes from His loving presence,' he wrote in a statement.  

The Daily Mail has reached out to the family for comment.  

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