Video Shows Strong Winds Lift Man Into the Air, Flying Metres Off Ground

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By Reuters
March 28, 2019World News
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OSMANIYE, Turkey—A hair-raising moment captured on CCTV showed a man being lifted into the air as he tried to prevent a large outdoor umbrella from falling over, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Wednesday, March 27.

The incident happened at a wholesale market hall in the southern Turkish city of Osmaniye on Monday. Footage showed three men running to secure the umbrella as strong winds move it and one of them is blown into the air after stepping on the base of the shade.

The man jumped off after being lifted three to four meters from the ground and emerged unscathed, Anadolu reported, It said another man was injured after the umbrella shade fell on him and he was being treated in hospital.

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A man lifted into the air by strong winds in Osmaniye, Turkey, on March 25, 2019. (Still image from video/Reuters)

A nerve-racking CCTV video showed a man being pulled into the air by strong with an umbrella shade in the southern city of Osmaniye, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Wednesday.

CCTV footage captured the moment of the incident that happened at a wholesale market hall on Monday, Anadolu said.

Footage showed three men running to secure the umbrella shade as strong winds move it and one of them is blown into the air after stepping on the base of the shade.

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A man lifted into the air by strong winds in Osmaniye, Turkey, on March 25, 2019. (Still image from video/Reuters)

The man jumped off after being lifted 3 to 4 meters from the ground and emerged unscathed, Anadolu reported, It said another man was injured after the umbrella shade fell on him and he was being treated in hospital.

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