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Girl, 3, survives wild skyride caught in tail of giant kite
A three-year-old girl entangled in the tail of a giant kite survived a terrifying ride after being swept more than 100 feet (30 metres) into the air during a kite festival in Taiwan, video footage posted on social media on Sunday showed.
Published : 31 August 2020, 10:03 AM
Updated : 31 August 2020, 10:18 AM
Horrified spectators screamed as the girl was catapulted high above them, where she was spun helplessly at the end of the kite’s long orange streamer as it soared and swooped in the high wind.
It took some 30 seconds before the girl’s nightmare ended and she was pulled back to the ground by members of the crowd as the kite was brought back under control.
Identifying the girl solely by the surname Lin, local news reports said she amazingly only suffered minor cuts.
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