Source: NBC News
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 struck 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.
The Federal Aviation Administration, which is investigating, said in a statement Sunday that “several” small drones collided during the show at about 6:45 p.m., some falling into the crowd.
Fire personnel were staffing a customary medical tent nearby and rushed to the boy’s aid, the department said in a statement. No other injuries were reported.
Before the FAA allows such an event, it said, it looks at the software that will be used, proposed crowd flow maps to ensure people are at a safe distance from the devices, geofencing capabilities that should ensure drones stay within a certain area, and staffing.
Adriana Edgerton told NBC affiliate WESH that she saw drones go down after the collision and that her son, Alexander, underwent heart surgery as a result of his drone injury.
The fire department named Sky Elements Drones, of Coppell, Texas, as the second-year producer of the show.
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