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16th December 2021
10:00am GMT

"This has shook so many people and the community and we want to do anything to help make things a little easier for [his mum] at this hard time."
Fellow Grade 6 pupil Addison has also been identified as one of the victims, with tributes describing her as a "precious" girl with a "sweet, kind, old soul." A fundraising page for her parents has been set up to help them "navigate their life without their precious daughter." Addison's aunt set up the page, writing: "My niece was tragically taken in the accident at Hillcrest Primary."I'm hoping to raise some money for my brother and sister in-law to help pay for funeral costs and to pay off some bills for them while they try and navigate life without their precious daughter.
"I don't even know what to write at this stage. Everyone is devastated , she was always such a sweet kind, old soul.
"We all love you Paddi Melon."
At the time of writing, the pages have together raised almost $15,000.Speaking after the tragedy, Tasmania Police Commissioner Darren Hine said on Thursday afternoon: "On a day when these children were meant to be celebrating their last day of primary school, instead we're all mourning their loss.
"Our hearts are breaking for the families and the loved ones, schoolmates, teachers of these young people who were taken too soon."
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison described the accident as "unthinkably heartbreaking.""Young children on a fun day out, together with their families and it turns to such horrific tragedy. At this time of year, it just breaks your heart," he said while on a visit on the NSW Central Coast.
"It just breaks your heart."