Mini-tornado footage investigated after zorbing injury
Police investigating how a nine-year-old boy was injured while zorbing have said they are analysing footage which appeared to show a dust-devil nearby.swept into the air at the Southport Food and Drink FestivalMerseyside Police said the footage, which was captured near the park, would "form part of our investigation".
The mobile phone video, which was captured by Neil Boulton from Birkdale on a road close to the park, is believed to have been taken moments before the ball was lifted into the air.Mr Boulton's partner Leah Walsh said she was at the festival and witnessed the commotion after the boy's fall.She said she had her back "to what had happened, but you could hear people were horrified".
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