Winds carried kite-surfer into the air , slamming him into a beach and a building . WFOR video shows Kearney rise into the air before slamming into the beach and being dragged for a brief time along the sand . Television crew caught this week 's incident in Florida , Fort Lauderdale , on video . Kearney suffered spinal fractures , brain swelling , other injuries . Mother says Kevin Kearney ca n't recall incident .
Winds carried kite-surfer into the air , slamming him into a beach and a building . Television crew caught this week 's incident in Florida , Fort Lauderdale , on video . Kearney suffered spinal fractures , brain swelling , other injuries . Mother says Kevin Kearney ca n't recall incident .