Boy hurt as zorb lifted into air by wind at festival
Sefton Council said the Southport Food and Drink Festival remained open after a health and safety investigationA nine-year-old boy who was in an inflatable zorb was seriously injured after he was reportedly lifted into the air by a gust of wind.
The boy was taken by air ambulance to hospital from the Southport Food and Drink Festival at Victoria Park after the accident at about 14:00 BST.Sefton Council said the event remained open after a health and safety check. "First aid responders from St John Ambulance reacted quickly to provide assistance to the person involved prior to the arrival of other emergency services," a council spokesman said.A Merseyside Police spokesman said: "Emergency services remain at the scene while the circumstances of this incident are established."
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