Man injured by fall from kite

A man in south China broke both his legs and an arm when he fell to the ground after a fast-rising kite pulled him 16ft into the air, the official Xinhua News Agency said today.

The man, identified only by his surname, Zhong, was a spectator at a kite-flying festival on the island province of Hainan, Xinhua said.

He joined a group of people flying a 108sq-ft hexagonal kite, it said.

As the kite was lifted by strong winds, the others holding it let go, but Zhong was dragged into the air before he let go and fell.