Pilot dies in fall from hot air balloon, passengers carried across state line
By Camille Furst
The pilot of a hot air balloon died after becoming entangled under its basket and falling to the ground in Bradford, Vermont, Thursday afternoon, according to state police.
Vermont State Police (VSP) identified the pilot as 72-year-old Brian Boland of Post Mills, Vermont.
The hot air balloon took off late Thursday afternoon with four passengers and Boland on board. “Some time later,” it descended and touched the ground, VSP said. The basket tipped over and one of the four passengers fell out, but wasn’t injured.
Obituary: Belva Humburg (1/18/21) | Marshall Democrat-News marshallnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from marshallnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Belva Humburg, 96, of rural Arrow Rock, MO, died Thursday, January 14, 2021, at The Arbors at Westport Estates in Marshall, MO.
Private family graveside services will be held in Arrow Rock Cemetery, with Pastor Patrick Overton officiating. Friends may come by Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Friday, January 22, 2021, to sign the guest book and pay their respects. Memorials are suggested to Arrow Rock Cemetery or Arrow Rock Federated Church. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com
Born November 25, 1924, in Howard County, MO, she was the daughter of the late Robert Willbanks and Susan Dougherty Willbanks. She lived most of her life in the Arrow Rock area and graduated from Marshall High School in 1943. After graduation, she moved to Kansas City and became a “Rosie the Riveter” at the North American Aviation Plant manufacturing B-25’s. After the war, she married Rolla Humburg on December 12, 1945 and he preceded her