Child entangled in kite falls 65ft to his death

Boy dies after becoming entangled in kite at festival in Vietnam

A child has died in a horrific accident after becoming entangled in a giant kite that then got caught in a freak gust of wind.

The accident occurred on Sunday in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City during a kite festival.

Five-year-old Van Minh Dat's legs became entangled in the kite's ropes before it was blown 65ft into the air.

He was at the festival with his parents, who sell beverages to the kite fliers. According to the Mirror, Dat had managed to get under the kite's wing - which had a span of 59ft - without anyone noticing.

Horrified onlookers tried to pull the kite down from the air, to no avail.

It reached 65ft before the boy fell to the ground. He survived the initial impact but died later of his injuries.

His aunt, who witnessed the accident, said the huge kite was being launched by members of the Saigon Kite Club.

According to the IB Times, she said: "Everyone was looking at them because the kite had fallen to the ground a couple of times as the weather was a bit erratic.

"One of the lines snagged a table near the drinks stand and knocked over some chairs as well.

"Dat had run over to pick up some of the fallen soft drink bottles when his leg got tangled in the kite string, which just took off when it was hit by strong winds."