A 12-year-old was seriously injured when he dropped money from a drone over a crowd in a park in the Swiss city of Zurich. The boy was injured by a sharp object, Zurich cantonal police said on Sunday.
The circumstances were initially unclear. According to police, the incident took place on Saturday evening as part of an unauthorized operation.
Screaming people
Shortly before 8 p.m., a private organizer flew a drone with a bag of money over the park. According to media reports, a Tiktoker dropped a total of 24,000 Swiss francs (about 24,500 euros) in ten banknotes on people. On one video, people could be heard screaming. A man wearing a gold mask and a megaphone in his hand called on people to ‘stay peaceful’.
People gathered under drone
According to police, the people gathered under the drone tried to collect as many banknotes as possible. The boy was injured during the crowd. The victim is from the Dominican Republic.
An ambulance took the teen to a hospital. The police have started an investigation into the background. She was looking for witnesses.
Source: Krone
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