Description

Flying a kite can be hazardous to both the person flying the kite and bystanders.


 

Injuries that may be associated with flying a kite:

(1) electrocution from lightning or touching an electrical wire

(2) falling from a height while flying the kite on a roof or edge of a cliff

(3) being thrown off a bike or motorcycle by a kite string running across a road

(4) being cut (on the face, neck, torso, limb) by a kite string coated with glass (used in kite flying competitions where the goal is to attack an opponent's kite)

(5) being strangled by a string that gets entwined around the neck

 


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