It was Friday morning
in Virginia and many were planning to take off in hot air balloons, however, it
was too foggy so they were delayed to take flight later. Once all of the hot air balloons took flight,
many people watched in awe as they soared all across the sky that morning. Later on when people were still watching the hundreds
of hot air balloons fly through the sky, many started their descend to land on
the ground. It was then that one of the
hot air balloons was caught too much by the wind, and went towards a power line. The balloon lost control and hit the power
line and immediately caught fire.
The innocent bystanders
watched in fright as the hot air balloon tried to land but the fame started to
spread and tear away at the balloon. It was
then when one of the three men in the balloon either jumped or fell from the balloon,
still several feet up in the air as many were watching. That’s when the crowd went crazy and started
to scream even more and more. After
this, the balloon started to go quickly towards the ground as the flame was
spreading even more quickly. Then, the
hot air balloon made a crash landing miles away. No one knew for several hours where exactly
the plane landed at but guess were that it was in a nearby park. Authorites released a statement hours later
that they had not found the balloon yet.
They said that they were still looking for the wreckage but would not release
the names of the three men who were involved in the crash, which were all
presumed to be dead at the time.
The search continued
for hours upon hours into the night. The
two bodies that were in the balloon were soon found and were pronounced dead on
the scene, however the search is still going for the third and final person
that was aboard the hot air balloon when it crashed. More than 100 k9 units are currently searching
for remains of the basket or the balloon itself, along with the missing person
who jumped or fell from the basket while in the air. They have not tured up yet but the way things
are looking, it is extremely likely that the final missing person is dead,
however everyone is hoping for the best.
"Three
Victims Identified in Va. Hot Air Balloon Crash." Fox News. FOX
News Network, 11 May 2014. Web. 11 May 2014.
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