A seven-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being struck by a drone during a Christmas light show in Orlando, Florida. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident.
A young boy is in hospital fighting for his life after being hit by a drone used as part of a Christmas light show. Alexander Edgerton, seven, was struck by one of many falling drones at Lake Eola Park show, held in Orlando, Florida in the US on Saturday evening. ‘Several small drones collided and fell into a crowd’ according to a release by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which is investigating the incident.
A video captured the moment the lit-up drones began plunging to the ground and into a lake at around 6.30pm. Adriana Edgerton, the injured boy’s mother, said her family was watching the show when Alexander was struck in the chest and the lip. ‘Everyone’s natural instinct was to duck and scatter, and right when we knew it, my daughter found my son on the floor unconscious, blood coming out of his face,’ Ms Edgerton told WESH 2. ‘I feel so bad, it’s three days before Christmas,’ she said, adding that Alexander has been in the hospital ever since he was hit. Alexander was the only person injured at the show, According to he Orlando Fire Departmen
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