Police say theyve narrowed down the search but theyve not found the two remaining passengers. Weve also found kind of a debris field. We found different items that would have been inside the hotair balloon. This is very helpful for us in our search efforts, because now we have an area of concentration. And that appears to be the moment when youre seeing here what appears to be the moment when the burning basket fell away from the balloon. Weve got more on the accident now that happened just before 8 00 last night. Authorities say that hotair balloon participating in the midatlantic Balloon Festival near richmond drifted into power lines and caused the basket to burst into flames. The balloon then continued to fly away and that basket, as we saw, right here looking like a fireball in the night sky. The pictures are unbelievable. One witness reported hearing two people screaming as they jumped from that burning basket. And you could hear them screaming, please, dear god, sweet jeez sujes
I know its early hours of the investigation, not a lot has been confirmed at this time but their investigator on the scene. We have heard from a Law Enforcement source and a county official there in Caldwell County just southeast of austin, texas. And it appears that one of the things that investigators will be taking a very close, early look at is the role is when you look at the video from the scenes there, those high power lines in that area, and how that might have contributed to that accident. Weve heard from two different sources now who tell us they believe its believed that the hot air balloon might have collided into those power lines igniting a fire before it crashed to the ground there, killing all 16 people that were on board. This by no means the official cause of the accident at this point. But it appears to be what investigators and officials there on the ground are taking a very close early look at in this horrific accident that occurred just before 8 00 this morning in
In May, a select group of aircrew traveled to Pennsylvania to take part in a 32 day training program on the new MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters, putting together the 550th Helicopter Squadron.
In May, a select group of aircrew traveled to Pennsylvania to take part in a 32 day training program on the new MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters, putting together the 550th Helicopter Squadron.
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