SCARY SOAR
What is the viral video of the toddler tangled in a kite mid-air at the Taiwan kite festival?
A YOUTUBE video has gone viral of a little girl who goes flying 100ft in the air after getting entangled in a kite at a Taiwanese kite festival.
Thankfully, the little girl remains unharmed, but that didn't stop festival goers from capturing the shocking incident from all angles.
4
Here's more on what we know about the viral video.
What is the viral video?
The video captures festival attendants at a kite festival preparing to send a large, long orange kite into the air.
A strong gust of wind violently sends the kite soaring, with a toddler entangled in it's tail.
The toddler flew more than for several seconds while onlookers watched helplessly.
4
She twists and turns through the sky at speed as the kite lashes her through the air.
Festival workers battle to bring her back to earth as festival-goers stand below.
The incident happened at the fourth annual Hsinchu City International Kite Festival, at the Nanliao Fishing Port in northern Taiwan.
How did the child get tangled in the kite?
Chen Ko-fang, the secretary-general of the Taiwan-based Asian Kite Forum, told that the kite in question was meant to drop candy over the festival-goers, which may have attracted the child to the kite.
The child became wrapped in the kite when Level 7 Beaufort-scale winds kicked up.
4
Festival staff failed to notice the little girl before releasing the kite, sending the child soaring.
Is the child injured?
The three-year-old landed a short while after she took off with several adults rushing to her rescue.
They appeared to catch her in their arms before freeing her from the kite's fabric.
4
According to local media, the girl was frightened but got away injury-free.
reported that, amazingly, the girl only suffered minor cuts with no broken bones.
What did officials say about the incident?
Mayor of Hsinchu City, Lin Chih-chien, apologized in a and promised an investigation into the incident.
Most read in News
According to the government website, the festival happens annually to promote tourism.
Kiting professionals say the 20-acre Taiwanese fields on which the festival is hosted is one of the “best kite-flying competition venues in the world.”
Topics