Sri Lankan man swept 50 feet into air while flying a kite

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<strong>A kite-flying festival turned into a horrific experience for a participant in Sri Lanka's Jaffna when he was swept 50 feet in the air by a sudden gust of wind at the site.</strong></p>
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Manoharan Nadarasa, a resident of Point Pedro town on the northern tip of the island nation, was enjoying the local kite-flying festival with his group of friends before things turned ugly, a few days ago.<br />
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Flying his home-made four feet kite, Manoharan was also propelled in the air as the bystanders watched in horror and cried for help.</p>
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Dramatic video shows a youth swept into the air with a kite in Jaffna area.<br />
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He was ultimately saved after falling from a jumpable height and rushed to the nearby hospital but the dramatic footage of the incident has now gone viral on social media.</p>
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"I work in a shop and do not always fly kites. On a day off, about 30 of us went flying kites. We had a big kite and made attempts to send it up with a big rope. We were all holding the kite. I was in the middle when the kite went up suddenly and I soared about 50 feet along with it," Manoharan <a href="https://www.srilankantimes.com/the-story-of-a-kite-flying-up/">told</a> Sri Lankan Times website after recovering.<br />
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"I was very scared. I thought God would save me somehow. I could not hold the rope and fell on the ground. I was unconscious," he added while describing his horrific experience.<br />
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