Horror moment young boy in a zorb is swept through air by freak gust of wind
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This is the shocking moment a nine-year-old boy crashed 20ft to the ground after being swept up in a zorb ball that was caught in a gust of wind.
Shocking footage shows the young boy falling from the sky at the Southport Food and Drink Festival, in Victoria Park, Merseyside at the weekend.
The boy was in an inflatable zorb ball on a pool of water when it was carried high into the air by a freak gust of wind at around 2pm.
The video shows two children playing inside separate zorb balls before a third ball comes into view.
Onlookers watched in horror as the youngster in the ball hurtled across the sky while 20ft in the air before starting to drop.
A member of staff member can also be seen running towards the inflatable as it lands in the distance as the video ends.
The young boy was airlifted to hospital with multiple injuries after the incident and was described as being in a serious but stable condition.
The company behind the zorb ball attraction said they wish the boy a ‘rapid recovery’ and are currently assisting with multi-agency investigations over this ‘terrible freak incident’, according to the MEN.
Merseyside Police has urged anyone who captured images or video to get in touch to help establish the circumstances.
A police spokesperson said: ‘We are now appealing for anyone who may have captured images or videos of the incident to please get in touch to help us establish the circumstances of what happened.’
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