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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
| Company | Sky Elements Drone Show |
| Industry | Other |
| Type(s) | injury |
| Date | ~Dec 2024 (month precision) |
| Time of day | evening, Dec 21, 2024 |
| Location | Orlando, FL, USA |
| Severity | (serious injury, total loss, or grounding) |
| Scale | multi-drone light show |
| Confidence | high |
| Verified flag | Yes - 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
Publisher: NBC News · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| ~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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