A young boy who was swept into the air in a freak accident involving an inflatable ball at the Southport Food and Drink Festival suffered multiple serious injuries.
The nine-year-old was injured when the inflatable "zorb" ball he was in was blown into the air by a gust of wind shortly before 2pm today, Sunday June 4.
Festival-goers in Victoria Park watched on in horror as the inflatable ball was suddenly taken high up into the air with the boy inside.
