Boy 'Fighting for His Life' and Multiple People Injured as Drones Fall From Sky in Holiday Show
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The incident occurred during a drone show in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday, Dec. 21
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Florida skyline at night during Christmas on Lake Eola downtownA holiday drone show in Florida was forced to cancel its second performance due to multiple reported injuries on Saturday, Dec. 21.
According to spectators at the event, drones began to fall from the sky after encountering "technical difficulties" during the 6:30 p.m. show in Lake Eola Park.
An attendee shared footage on TikTok of the moment one of the drones flew toward spectators as someone shouted "Watch out, watch out!" before the clip abruptly ended. They claimed in a comment below that there were "multiple injuries."
In another video posted by show attendee Philippe, from the X account MosquitoCoFL Podcast, a few dozen drones at the show appeared to crash into each other and fall from the sky onto the ground and lake below.
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The Orlando Fire Department confirmed that one person suffered a minor injury in the incident and was taken to the hospital, News 6 reported.
"You could see area that were missing the drones," Philippe, who saw the show with his son, told the outlet.
The 15-minute drone show continued after the incident, according to News 6.
Mothers Jessica Lumedge and Adriana Edgerton, however, claim their son has been left "fighting for his life in ER" after "drones hit him in the face."
"Pray for my son, we went to the Drone show at Lake Eola and one of the drones hit him in the face," Lumedge wrote on Facebook, alongside a photo of their son in the hospital with a bleeding lip.
"I have never been so scared. I can't believe a drone show at Lake Eola Park turned into this. I'm scared terrified for my baby," Edgerton added on her Facebook.
Jessica Lumedge
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In a follow-up post, the mom revealed her son is having to undergo "emergency heart surgery" due to his injuries.
She called on the City of Orlando Government and Sky Elements Drones to be "held accountable" for the disastrous show.
"Due to technical difficulties the 8:00 p.m. Holiday Drone Show at Lake Eola has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience," the Orlando Fire Department and Orlando government wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
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The City of Orlando Public Information Manager, Andrea Otero, said in a statement provided to PEOPLE, "We are in contact with the vendor to determine what occurred with the operation. FAA is handling the investigation."
PEOPLE has reached out to the Orlando Fire Department and the Orlando Government for further comments at this time.
Sky Elements Drones also did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.
