Hundreds of people were gathered at City Hall Plaza in Boston on Tuesday night for a grand opening celebration for the Celtics when a drone suddenly fell from the sky.
Boston police say three people suffered non-life-threatening injuries from that drone around 7:30 p.m., just as the Celtics game was starting.
“I hear a loud noise, it sounds like a banging noise, suddenly I feel something sharp hitting my head, I was very scared at first because there was a loud noise and then felt something sharp hitting my head and then I hear the woman next to me screaming and it seems like she is going to fall,” said Yousef Kobeissi, who was hit by the drone.
Several people saw a woman being taken away on a stretcher after she was hit by the drone.
“I stood there in shock for an hour and a half, thinking, ‘Oh my God,’” Derek Scrima said.
Scrima says the drone also severed his two fingers when it crashed.
“I was completely blindsided, it was scary because my mind thought my two fingers could have just been cut off,” Scrima said.
These Celtics fans are now hoping the woman who was taken to the hospital is doing well.
“I was scared and got the least of it,” Kobeissi said.
In a statement, a TNT Events spokesperson said:
“Unfortunately, there was an incident involving a drone and fans attending tonight’s event. Medical and security personnel on site immediately investigated the situation. We are currently investigating further and wish everyone involved the best of luck.”
“I was completely overwhelmed”
This man is one of the few people affected by a drone that fell during the Celtics’ opening night celebration outside City Hall tonight. His fingers were cut by the drone, while another person was taken away on a stretcher. Watch @boston25 at 10 and 11 p.m pic.twitter.com/Fo7RgMSHwk
— Litsa Pappas (@LitsaPappas) October 23, 2024
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