By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2024-12-23 18:34:55 | Updated at 2024-12-26 05:34:50
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The 7-year-old boy left fighting for his life when drones crashed and then dive-bombed a Florida Christmas show has been forced to have open-heart surgery, according to his distraught family.
Little Alexander was hit in the face by one of the drones in Orlando Saturday — then almost killed as it slammed into his body, electrocuting his heart, one of his moms, Adriana Edgerton, told WESH
“The blade cut his mouth, but there’s an actual imprint of the drone on his chest,” she said.
Alexander needed several hours of open-heart surgery Sunday to repair a heart valve that was damaged from the massive blow, the mom said.
Although he came through, he will likely have to spend the rest of the holidays in the hospital, she said.
“He’s been asking every day, ‘How many days till Christmas, Mom?'” she recalled, fighting back tears.
“Now all he’s gonna remember is that four days before Christmas he had to get open-heart surgery,” she said.
“This should not have happened, and no family should be going through this. We were trying to watch a show and have a good time.”
Alexander was hit when some of the drones used to light up Lake Eola Park in red and green for a holiday special suddenly collided and crashed to the ground.
“Everyone’s natural instinct was to duck and scatter, and before we realized it, my daughter found my son on the floor unconscious,” Edgerton recalled.
“He had blood coming out of his face.”
The show, run by Sky Elements Drones in partnership with the City of Orlando, went on despite the crash which drew audible shock from the crowd. However, a planned second show two hours later was canceled.
“We are in contact with the vendor to determine what occurred with the operation,” Andrea Otero, the city’s public information manager, told People Magazine. “The FAA [Federal Aviation Administration] is handling the investigation.”
