Drone chaos in the park

Tiktoker drops money: boy (12) seriously injured

A TikToker makes it rain money in Switzerland - in the truest sense of the word. But the action leads to unpleasant scenes and an ambulance arrives.(Bild: Screenshot TikTok/@joao.fonsecaaaa)

A 12-year-old boy has suffered serious injuries while dropping cash from a drone over a crowd of people in a park in the Swiss city of Zurich. The boy was injured with a sharp object, the Zurich cantonal police announced on Sunday.

The circumstances were initially unclear. According to the police, the incident occurred on Saturday evening as part of an unauthorized action.

Screaming people
A private organizer had let a drone with a money bag fly over the park shortly before 8 pm. According to media reports, a Tiktoker dropped a total of 24,000 Swiss francs (around 24,500 euros) in ten-franc notes on the people. Screaming people could be heard in a video. A man wearing a gold mask and holding a megaphone called on people to "stay peaceful".

People gathered under the drone
According to the police, the people gathered under the drone tried to collect as many banknotes as possible. The boy was then injured during the crush. The victim is from the Dominican Republic.

An ambulance took the youngster to hospital. The police launched an investigation into the circumstances. They were looking for witnesses.