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Falling drones seriously injure 7-year-old boy at Orlando Lake Eola holiday drone show

S4 · ~Dec 2024 · Sky Elements Drone Show · Orlando, FL, USA

Record

CompanySky Elements Drone Show
IndustryOther
Type(s)injury
Date~Dec 2024 (month precision)
Time of dayevening, Dec 21, 2024
LocationOrlando, FL, USA
Severity (serious injury, total loss, or grounding)
Scalemulti-drone light show
Confidencehigh
Verified flagYes - independently re-checked against the cited source

Summary

Multiple drones lost control and fell from the sky during a synchronized holiday drone show at Lake Eola Park in Orlando, Florida; one struck a 7-year-old boy, causing a chest/heart injury requiring emergency open-heart surgery. NTSB investigated.

Primary source

NBC News

Publisher: NBC News · Retrieved: 2026-09-16

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DateSupporting source rowPublisherLink
~Dec 2024 Falling drones seriously injure 7-year-old boy at Orlando Lake Eola holiday drone show NBC News NBC News

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