2006 Dreamspace V incident

The 2006 Dreamspace V incident was an accidental liftoff of the art piece Dreamspace V by Maurice Agis in Riverside Park, County Durham, England in 2006 that resulted in the deaths of two people and multiple injuries. The attraction had not been securely tied down to the ground, causing a high gust of wind to throw it in the air before crashing into a nearby car park.

On 23 July 2006, unexpected wind gusts loosened the inflatable structure from its moorings, causing the art piece to lift into the air. Claire Furmedge (born c. 1968) and Elizabeth Collings (born c. 1938) were inside the inflatable structure when it lifted into the air, folded over itself, and crashed into a nearby carpark, where both were killed after falling out of the structure. About 20–30 others were inside the structure when it lifted into the air.

A CCTV camera filmed the fatal liftoff, and the post the camera was mounted on caught part of Dreamspace after it lifted off the ground.

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