A teenager has died after being hit in the head by a radio-controlled helicopter in New York.
Roman Pirozek, 19, was flying the toy in Calvert Vaux Park in Brooklyn when the accident happened.
He is thought to have lost control of the helicopter while performing a stunt, causing its rotor blades to strike his head and throat, the New York Daily News reported.
A tragic and rare incident, but a reminder that this kind of 'toy' needs to be treated with respect, and can be dangerous.
A liberal’s disagreement with a socialist or social democrat comes down to this: we both seek equality, but the only equality a liberal thinks is worth striving for is an equality of freedom. A liberal’s disagreement with conservatives comes down to this: we both seek freedom, but a liberal believes no one can achieve it alone. There is such a thing as society, and government’s purpose is to shape a society in which individual freedom can flourish. (Michael Ignatieff)