A 3-year-old girl was caught in a kite and swept high into the air at a kite-flying festival in Taiwan. The child miraculously only suffered minor injuries.
The international kite festival was being held in the city of Hsinchu, south of the capital Taipei. Video of the accident, which circulated widely on social media, show several people preparing the large long-tailed pale orange kite for flight next to a crowd of viewers. The kite is already billowing from the strong wind.Then, the organizers let the kite go -- and it flies up, along with a toddler dangling from its tail.
She was immediately rushed to the hospital with her mother and festival staffers, but miraculously only suffered minor injuries with abrasions to her face and neck, according to Taiwan's government-run Central News Agency. She has since been discharged and is home with her family. Read MoreIn a statement on Facebook, Hsinchu Mayor Lin Chih-chien apologized for the incident, and said the festival was immediately suspended to ensure attendees' safety.
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