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| Balloon on fire, captured from far distance |
Officials have found one body after a
hot air balloon hit a power line, caught fire and then shot up into the
sky before exploding and crashing in eastern Virginia.Two
were still missing and presumed dead, Virginia State Police spokeswoman
Corinne Geller said during a news conference on Saturday morning.
"We are still looking
for the other two and the wreckage," she said. "Of course our goal right
now is to locate the other two occupants.
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| Image of Balloon uploaded by a Instagram User |
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regional investigator from the National Transportation Safety Board was
looking into the cause of the accident, according to the agency.
#Virginia #State #Police, the Federal Aviation Administration, local law
enforcement and Emergency Medical Services were conducting a ground
search on Saturday, according to a statement posted on the Mid-Atlantic Balloon Festival site.
A
pilot and two passengers were on board one of three hot air #balloons
that took off from the Meadow Event Park in Caroline County, Va., on the
eve of the Festival just before 8 p.m. Friday, Geller said. The
balloons attempted to land a short time later at a designated landing
area, according to witnesses.
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