Two hurt when sculpture moves
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Two women died and 13 people were injured when they fell from a huge inflatable sculpture after it broke its moorings and flew into the air in a park in northeastern England, police said Monday.
Up to 30 people were inside the walk-in exhibit, which has been shown around the world, when a gust of wind blew it nearly 30 feet above the park in Chester-le-Street on Sunday.
The victims, aged 68 and 38, had been walking through the artwork with children when it took off.
Designed by artist Maurice Agis, the exhibit, called Dreamspace, is 16 feet high and made out of plastic sheeting. It has walls that change color as visitors wander through its maze of corridors.
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