THE mum of a young girl killed after being thrown into the air when an inflatable she was playing on exploded screamed for help as beachgoers battled to save her child.

Politicians have called for a temporary ban on the giant inflatables as an investigation is launched into the three-year-old's death on Gorleston Beach in Great Yarmouth.

15 Investigations are continuing at the scene today Credit: PA:Press Association

15 One tribute left at the scene read: 'Bless you, so sad' Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

Horrified eye-witnesses saw the young girl crash to the ground before being given CPR at the scene.

The girl, from Suffolk, was with her mum on a day out and was the only child playing on the £2-a-go attraction when the tragedy unfolded.

She was rushed to hospital following the incident at around 11.15am yesterday morning but was pronounced dead shortly after arriving.

A 91-year-old man who witnessed the horror said: "She shot way up into the air - easily more than 20ft and landed in the sand. The mother ran up just screaming and crying for help. The people acted together.

15 The girl was thrown from the giant inflatable after it reportedly exploded Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

15 Eye-witnesses said the girl was given CPR at the scene

15 Flowers and teddy bears were left at the scene paying tribute to the girl Credit: PA:Press Association

15 The site remains closed today as an investigation is launched Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

15 The tragedy took place at the 'Bounce About' attraction yesterday Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

"One girl called the police and people were clearing the path. The explosion was like a big gun. I was in the Navy and I can tell you that it was an enormous bang."

The beach was packed with hundreds of families enjoying the sunny weekend with temperatures reaching around 27C in the area.

Curt Johnson the owner of the 'Bounce About' attraction said the trampoline had exploded “because of the heat”.

Zoe Dye, 32, who was 20 yards away on the beach with her daughter Tiffany, 11, said: "We turned round and saw this little girl flying 20ft into the air. People were trying their hardest to catch her as she fell. It was just instinct to try and grab her."

15 Eye-witnesses described hearing a loud bang as the inflatable exploded Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

15 The burst remains of the inflatable could be seen behind a police cordon

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Kayla-Ann Weaver, who was sitting only metres away from the accident, said: "I just heard a big bang and I turn around and a little girl in pink flew up and back down. They did CPR on her straight away. It is terrible."

Karen Sell, who was leaving the beach at the time, said: "I was walking away from the beach and I heard the most enormous bang and straight away turned round."

"It was just terrible. A man was giving the girl CPR for quite a while before they took her hospital.

"The bouncy castle was not like one I have seen before — it was like a trampoline so you could jump a lot higher on it than a normal one. It is such a sad situation."

Robert Halfon, the Conservative MP for Harlow, Essex - where seven-year-old Summer Grant was killed when a bouncy castle blew free from its moorings in 2016 - wants politicians to consider a temporary ban.

He tweeted on Sunday evening: "After two horrific tragedies, Government need to look at update of regulations and inspection regime and consider a temporary ban on large inflatables in public areas until we can be sure that they are safe."

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15 The inflatables were soon taken down

15 A police cordon was put up around a deflated inflatable on the beach

The inflatable was part of the Bounce About play area whose website showed a large square castle as well as an inflatable slide.

Text on the family-run business's site reads: "Defy gravity and Bounce About on our trampolines or dare to climb the massive inflatable slide, dare to ride the rodeo bull or put the kids to play on the massive inflatable funcity and relax in our deckchairs while the children play.”

A Norfolk Police spokesman said: "Police can confirm a child has sadly died following an incident in Gorleston on Sunday 1 July 2018.

15 Desperate onlookers gave the girl CPR for 15 minutes

15 The attraction was pictured just days before the tragedy Credit: GEOFF ROBINSON.

15 The accident took place on a packed Great Yarmouth beach Credit: Archant

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"Officers were called to Lower Esplanade around 11.15am following reports a child had been thrown from a bouncy castle.

"A Home Office post-mortem is due to take place this afternoon to determine the cause of her death.

"A police cordon has been put in place at the scene whilst enquiries continue and this is likely to remain in place for the rest of the day."