Falling drone seriously injures boy during Florida holiday show, his mother says
A 7-year-old spectator at a holiday drone show in Orlando was seriously injured Saturday night when one of the devices went down and stuck him in the chest, his mother said.
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.
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