Boy dragged up by a "daehyeong yeon" and fell... "This is not the first time"

Both arms injured in 6 places, no life-threatening condition
Accidents of being pulled up by large kites occur frequently

On the 1st (local time), a 12-year-old boy who was lifted into the air by a large kite in the Pringsewu area of Lampung, Indonesia, is falling back to the ground. Photo by Beam Channel (Facebook capture).

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] In Indonesia, a 12-year-old boy was seriously injured after being lifted into the air by a large kite and then falling down.

According to local media including Coconuts Jakarta on the 8th (local time), on the 1st, at a high school in Pringsewu, Lampung, southern Indonesia, a boy grabbed the reel of a kite flown by his cousin and was pulled up to about 9 meters high.

The problem occurred when the boy was pulled up for about 5 seconds along with the large kite, which was over 10 meters long and shaped like a dragon's head and body. Suddenly, the dragon's head and body of the kite separated and fell to the ground, and the boy also fell.

The incident became known after a video spread through social networking services (SNS).

The video clearly shows the boy being lifted high into the air with the kite, and part of the kite breaking off.

The boy fell to the ground, and onlookers screamed in terror.

On the 1st (local time), a 12-year-old boy was dragged into the air by a large kite in the Pringsewu area of Lampung, Indonesia. Photo by Beam Channel Facebook capture.

The boy fell headfirst and suffered fractures in six places on both arms, requiring two surgeries. It was reported that his life is not in danger.

His older brother said, "(My younger brother who was hanging on the kite string) often hung on the kite string," adding, "But it ended with yesterday's incident."

Photo by Beam Channel Facebook capture.

Local authorities warned that accidents where people get tangled in kite strings and are pulled into the sky happen frequently, and urged people to fly kites of appropriate size for safety.

In fact, in June, a 14-year-old boy in Bantul, Indonesia, was pulled up about 3 meters high after getting tangled in a kite string and fell, suffering fractures in his lower body.

Also, in August, in Taiwan, a 3-year-old girl was caught in a kite string when a strong gust of wind lifted her into the air. Fortunately, the girl landed without injury.

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