Balloon handler Keri O'Connell, of Franklin Square, injured during Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

A volunteer balloon handler from Long Island in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was injured yesterday. Keri O'Connell told Newsday that she was handling the Buzz Lightyear balloon when a golf cart

News 12 Staff

Nov 29, 2013, 6:03 PM

Updated 4,231 days ago

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A volunteer balloon handler from Long Island in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was injured yesterday.

Keri O'Connell told Newsday that she was handling the Buzz Lightyear balloon when a golf cart rolled over her foot, causing a fracture.

O'Connell is a volunteer from Franklin Square.

Spider-Man's left arm was also torn open by a tree branch, causing it to deflate during the parade.