Posted on 12/23/2024 6:52:43 AM PST by Red Badger
A 7-year-old boy is in critical condition in the ICU after being struck by a drone during a Saturday night aerial holiday show at Lake Eola in Orlando.
The incident happened around 6:45 p.m. as approximately 25,000 attendees enjoyed the family-friendly event, according to officials. Bystander video captured over 200 drones forming a red and green holiday display when several malfunctioned, colliding midair and falling to the ground and into the lake. The boy’s family reported that he was struck in the chest by one of the falling drones.
The FAA, which authorized the event, is investigating. The show was produced by Sky Elements Drones, a company based in North Richland Hills, Texas, near Dallas, VIDEO:
https://x.com/rawsalerts
All of Central America should get together and build a big prison for these scum. They should pay for it. They can’t continue to get away with flushing their toilet.
wrong post-sorry.
The show was produced by Sky Elements Drones, a company based in North Richland Hills, Texas, near Dallas
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does this company belong to musk’s brother??
That ain’t gonna be good for business! Hope the kid survives this. :(
Heartbreaking story. Awaiting update after the boy had open-heart surgery.
Prayers for the child; Lord please give him his life and health.
Unuasual, but not surprising. Back when the Cleveland I*****ns had spring training in my home town, one time there was a fireworks display before an evening game. My father and I were walking up to the stadium when the remnants of an exploded device landed about three feet in front of us. One more step and one of us would have been in ICU or the morgue.
No idea...............
Wow, close call. Glad it turned out ok
Why don’t people stick to good old fashion fireworks… for safety?
I’ll never understand the allure of substituting a bunch of dancing aerial Chinese robots in lieu of patriotic fireworks.
Well, you still have a point that transcends that threads!
So sad. Prayers.
“These are not the drones you are looking for.”
From an older SE link, on safety...
https://skyelementsdrones.com/drone-light-show/everything-you-need-to-know-about-drone-light-shows/
“...Maintaining a safe distance between drones and the audience...”
My first questions are A) Was there an excludion zone and B) Was the family outside it?
...exclusion zone...
Interesting.
Prayers up for the little boy. 🙏
Drones. Another stupid thing we didn’t need.
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