A two-year-old who was killed in a “tragic accident” after a bounce house they were playing in became airborne by a strong gust of wind has been identified as the toddler of a Phoenix firefighter .
The child, Bodhi Naff, has been named the son of Arizona firefighter Karl Naff and his wife Cristy, by the United Phoenix Firefighters.
Bodhi and other children were playing on a bounce house on Saturday when a “strong gust of wind” sent it into the air, leaving the toddler with life-threatening injuries, the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office said.
Bodhi was transported to the hospital, where he later died.
“Today, I write with a heavy heart for our brother Karl Naaf and his family. On April 27th, a tragic accident occurred when Karl’s two-year-old son, Bodhi, was fatally injured by a gust of wind lifting the bounce house he was playing in,” the United Phoenix Firefighters wrote in a statement.
The firefighter union said that while they are dealing with this “unimaginable loss”, the couple are expecting their second child on 31 May 2024.