3-year-old girl flown away by giant kite

TAIPEI: A three-year-old girl accidentally flew into the air with a kite’s tail during a kite-flying festival in Taiwan.

The minor girl was taking part in a kite festival in the seaside town of Nanlioao when she was caught up by a giant, long-tailed orange kite. The girl flew a few meters in the air for a number of seconds before landing safely in the crowd below.

Following the incident, the video of the event went viral on social media. In the video, it can be seen that the baby entangled in the tail of the kite is swinging in the air and people have gathered under the kite to save her. The screams of the people are also clearly heard in the video.

Terrifying moment a child at a kite festival in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan gets tangled up in a kite and lifted fifty feet up into the air. pic.twitter.com/YAPL545yAn

— Mike Fagan (@MikeFaganTaiwan) August 30, 2020

Many of the contestants tried to catch kite’s tail, however, the wind was so strong that it was difficult to handle the big kite. The baby remained in the air for 30 seconds. The kite was so high that it could not be held by hand or any other means.

After spinning in the air for a while, the girl came down due to the force of the wind. According to local media, the girl was rescued unharmed but was naturally terrified. Moreover, festival activities have been suspended following the accident.