Boy 'Fighting for His Life' After Being Injured as Drones Fell from the Sky During Florida Holiday Show

Mar. 15, 2025

Florida skyline at night during Christmas on Lake Eola downtown.Photo:Getty

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A holiday drone show in Florida was forced to cancel its second performance due to what was described as a serious injury to a child this weekend.

Andrea Otero, a spokeswoman for Orlando, Fla., tells PEOPLE that the evening show at Orlando’s Lake Eola Park did not go on as intended after the earlier one “had technical difficulties” on Saturday, Dec. 21.

Otero said the Orlando Fire Department “was alerted to an individual who was reported to be injured during the show. Fire personnel were already at the park, staffing an emergency tent that was approximately 50 feet away from the scene of the incident. Paramedics began to render aid as soon as they made contact with the individual.”

Detectives with the Orlando Police Department, Otero added, “made contact with the individual’s family last night at the hospital and will continue to assist the FAA in obtaining evidence for the investigation.”

An attendee shared footage onTikTokof the moment one of the drones flew toward spectators, as someone shouted “watch out, watch out!” before the clip abruptly ended.

Lake Eola in downtown Orlando.Rick Friedman/ Contributor / Getty Images

Rick Friedman/ Contributor / Getty Images

“You could see area that were missing the drones,” Philippe, who saw the show with his son, toldCBS affiliate WKMG.

Mothers Jessica Lumedge and Adriana Edgerton later said that their son was “fighting for his life in ER” after “drones hit him in the face" during the event.

“Pray for my son, we went to the Drone show at Lake Eola and one of the drones hit him in the face,” Lumedge wrote onFacebook, alongside a photo of their son in the hospital with a bleeding lip.

Jessica Lumedge’s son, pictured after drone accident in Florida.Jessica Lumedge

Jessica Lumedge

In a follow-uppost, the mom wrote that her son was having to undergo “emergency heart surgery” due to his injuries.

She called on the Orlando government and Sky Elements Drones to be “held accountable” for the show.

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PEOPLE has reached out to the Orlando Fire Department for further comment.

Sky Elements Drones told PEOPLE in a statement after the incident, “Sky Elements Drones wants to extend our sincere hope for a full and speedy recovery to those impacted at our Lake Eola show in Orlando on Saturday, Dec. 21. The well-being of our audience is our utmost priority, and we regret any distress or inconvenience caused.”

source: people.com