7-Year-Old Boy Undergoes Emergency Heart Surgery After Being Hit by Falling Drone During Holiday Show

"My baby is going into emergency heart surgery off of just trying to watch a drone show," mom Adriana Edgerton wrote in a social media update

The 7-year-old boy injured at a holiday drone show over the weekend has undergone emergency surgery, according to his family.

The boy was with his parents, Jessica Lumedge and Adriana Edgerton, watching the show at Lake Eola in Orlando when the incident occurred in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday, Dec. 21.

Afterwards, Alexander received emergency open-heart surgery, Edgerton wrote in an update on her Facebook page that was posted on Sunday, Dec. 22.

"My baby is going into emergency heart surgery off of just trying to watch a drone show at Lake Eola Park! I am beyond words beyond terrified!" Edgerton wrote alongside a photo of her child in the hospital.

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Andrea Otero, the City of Orlando Public Information Manager, previously described what happened to PEOPLE as "technical difficulties" and said that the Orlando Fire Department (OFD) "was alerted to an individual who was reported to be injured during the show....Paramedics began to render aid as soon as they made contact with the individual."

Detectives with the Orlando Police Department (OPD) "made contact with the individual’s family last night at the hospital and will continue to assist the FAA in obtaining evidence for the investigation." Otero added, noting that "our thoughts are with the family and all those impacted by the outcome of this event."

In a video shared to TikTok on Dec. 22, a spectator captured the moment some of the drones began falling from the formation. Someone shouted "Watch out, watch out!" before the drone landed and the video ended abruptly.

Edgerton told local CW affiliate WESH that her son had been hit in the chest by the drone, which damaged one of his heart valves.

"Everyone’s natural instinct was to duck and scatter, and before we realized it, my daughter found my son on the floor unconscious," Edgerton said. "He had blood coming out of his face."

She added, "The blade cut his mouth, but there's an actual imprint of the drone on his chest."

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In previous updates, the boy's parents claimed that their son was “fighting for his life in ER."

"Pray for my son, we went to the Drone show at Lake Eola and one of the drones hit him in the face," Lumedge wrote in one Facebook update, while Edgerton added in another, "I have never been so scared. I can’t believe a drone show at Lake Eola Park turned into this. I’m scared [and] terrified for my baby."

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Sky Elements Drones, which organized the show, previously told PEOPLE in a statement, "Sky Elements Drones wants to extend our sincere hope for a full and speedy recovery to those impacted at our Lake Eola show in Orlando on Saturday, Dec. 21. The well-being of our audience is our utmost priority, and we regret any distress or inconvenience caused."

They added, "We are diligently working with the FAA and City of Orlando officials to determine the cause and are committed to establishing a clear picture of what transpired. Millions of people see our shows annually, and we are committed to maintaining the highest safety regulations set forth by the FAA."