The media only identified the little girl from the Hsinchu International Kite Festival by her surname, Lin. She was eventually brought back down with only minor injuries. According to Taiwan’s government-run Central News Agency, she was taken to the hospital quickly along with her mother and festival staff for further medical evaluation. Luckily, she only sustained abrasions to her face and neck. She was eventually discharged and is now back with her family at home.
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Hsinchu’s Mayor, Lin Chih-Chien, issued an apology after the shocking incident, which caused the cancellation of events and added an air of foreboding to the two-day festival, which typically attracts tens of thousands of people. He pledged that an investigation would be conducted to determine what led to the accident and that those responsible would be held legally and criminally liable.
The Mayor wrote in a statement- “The city government expresses its deepest apologies to the public and to the individuals involved, and we will review the reasons to avoid this type of accident from ever happening again, conducting a thorough review and holding people to account.”
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Shie Jiun-hung, an official with the Fisheries Department, told reporters on Monday that the girl’s parents believed they were to blame for the incident. The Mayor promised that the city would institute new, more stringent regulations to prevent candy kites from ever again being flown at public events. Now watch the video