A nine-year-old boy has been injured after a terrifying accident at the Southport Food and Drink Festival when the inflatable 'zorb' ball he was in was carried into the air.
The boy was injured when the inflatable was blown away by "a freak gust of wind" shortly before 2pm today, Sunday June 4.
Festival-goers watched on in horror as the inflatable ball was suddenly taken high up into the air with the young boy inside. Onlookers rushed over to help as an announcement called for security and St John's Ambulance staff to attend the scene. They arrived soon after and began to administer emergency first aid.
