A 7-year-old spectator at a holiday drone show in Orlando, Florida, was seriously injured Saturday night when one of the devices went down and stuck him in the chest, his mother said.
The Orlando Fire Department confirmed that one person was hospitalized following "technical difficulties" at the city-hosted, third annual Holiday Drone Show at Lake Eola Park.
Fire personnel were staffing a customary medical tent nearby and rushed to the boy's aid, the department said in a statement.
"Everyone’s natural instinct was to duck and scatter, and before we realized it, my daughter found my son on the floor unconscious," Edgerton told WESH.
"This should not have happened, and no family should be going through this," she told WESH.
Persons:
Adriana Edgerton, Alexander, Edgerton, WESH
Organizations:
Orlando Fire Department, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, NBC, WESH, NFL, NASCAR, Major League Baseball
Locations:
Orlando , Florida, Eola, Coppell , Texas, Orlando