Taiwan toddler

Taiwan toddler flung into the air after getting tangled in kite

The young girl had been attending the Hsinchu City International Kite Festival in the town of Nanliao on Sunday.

During the event, children gathered under a large, long-tailed kite which was supposed to scatter lollies when airborne, the secretary-general of the Asian Kite Forum Chen Ko-fang told Taiwan News.

She said the kids were kept at a distance while the kite was launched, but organisers did not anticipate the strong winds.

Footage of the incident shows the 3-year-old becoming entangled in the strings, whisked into the air and thrown around.