SC New Year’s Eve drone show stopped after man hit by falling drone
A drone show on New Year’s Eve stopped shortly after it began Tuesday night when a drone fell from the sky and struck a viewer.
A man was struck by the drone at a performance of choreographed drones in the sky over Folly Beach, TV station WCSC reported. The man was treated by first responders at the scene for non-life-threatening injuries.
The drone show began at 7 p.m. but came to an end moments later and the remaining drones descended to a nearby landing zone.
This was the first year that Folly Beach had sponsored a drone show instead of traditional fireworks to ring in the new year.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the drone incident, Charleston station WCIV reports.
