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.
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.
The child became wrapped in the kite when Level 7 Beaufort-scale winds kicked up.
What did officials say about the incident?
Mayor of Hsinchu City, Lin Chih-chien, apologized in a and promised an investigation into the incident.
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.”