Jet engine blast blows woman away

The woman was on Maho Beach, which is situated right next to the airport, when she deliberately stood in the turbulence that formed behind an aircraft as it was getting ready to take off. She was seen trying to hold on to the airport's fence as the turbulence gets stronger but she loses her grip and is blown away, falling to the ground.

Saint Martin's Princess Juliana International Airport has a very short runway of about 7000ft (2,180m) meaning that planes have to take off and land as close as possible to the beginning and end of the track which is right next to the beach.

The woman appears to have ignored signs on the beach warning that jet blasts from the planes can cause injury or even death.