New Details of the China Sleigh Incident
New details have been shared about the sleigh incident reported a short time ago. The flight crew – there were three elves on board – and the reindeer team involved with the sleigh in the incident – are fine. No injuries were reported.
But the sleigh involved in the incident appears to have been damaged “beyond repair”. The damaged happened during a planned landing in a remote area. It was believed the area was safe for landing but it was not. It happened in a swampy area covered in water that was only about four inches high. While that surface did not affect the reindeer in any way it did lead to over-turning the sleigh as it made impact to land. The sleigh tipped and hit some stone surfaces just below that water, and that damage is what makes the sleigh “beyond repair”.
This sleigh was NOT part of the Donner Project, but was a routine test flight of Santa’s sleigh with a nominal flight crew and a full team of ten reindeer.
An investigation of the entire incident has started. Standard protocol requires all flight crew and reindeer to be suspended from active duty while the investigation continues. They will be evaluated by medical personnel to double check for possible injuries but all reports indicate they are fine.
We will keep you up to date on this incident as we learn more details.
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