Woman knocked unconscious by falling drone during Seattle’s Pride parade
Parade viewers cheer at the 41st annual Pride Parade Sunday. (Elaine Thompson / The Associated Press)
A drone weighing about 2 pounds struck a woman during Seattle’s Pride parade.
Update at 2:55 p.m. Tuesday: Seattle police say the drone’s pilot has come forward and contacted police.
Detectives continue to investigate the case.
Original post: A woman was knocked unconscious Sunday when she was struck by a small drone during the Pride parade in downtown Seattle.
The 25-year-old woman was standing near Fourth Avenue and Madison Street when the 18-inch-by-18-inch drone crashed into a building and fell into the crowd, striking the woman in the head, according to Seattle police. The woman’s boyfriend caught her as she fell to the ground.