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  "title": "Drone show accident in Orlando seriously injures a spectator",
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  "url": "https://droneincidents.com/incident/orlando-drone-show-accident-2024-12-21/",
  "citation": "DroneLedger, “Drone show accident in Orlando seriously injures a spectator”, dossier orlando-drone-show-accident-2024-12-21, revision 2, updated 2026-10-17. https://droneincidents.com/incident/orlando-drone-show-accident-2024-12-21/",
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