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A Teton County hot air balloon company is being sued by a passenger in an August accident that injured 12 passengers and sent 11 to the hospital.
On Aug. 3, 2020, three hot air balloons operated by Wyoming Balloon Company crashed near Teton Village, ejecting a pilot and passengers after an unexpected gust of wind picked up during their flight.
Now, Linda Columbus, one of the passengers injured that day, is suing the company for $75,000 in federal district court. The company wants to take the matter in front of a jury.
According to Columbusâ court filing, she was tossed from the balloon when it made a crash landing after its pilot fell out. Her leg was caught in a rope attached to the balloon, which dragged her for several hundred more feet before the balloon rose about 10 feet off the ground and she managed to untangle herself and fall to the ground.