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Indiana hot air balloon strikes live power lines, leaves three injured
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Local officials stated on Tuesday a hot air balloon accident occurred over the weekend in northwestern Indiana where the pilot and two passengers had been badly injured while trying to navigate through the power lines; the balloon touched the lines before falling on the ground.
The FAA said in a statement that the Lindstrand hot air balloon “crashed after striking power lines.”
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The FAA report on the incident indicates that the balloon crashed with power lines in Hebron City, Indiana, 56 miles or 90km southeast of Chicago, on Sunday evening.
Viral footage of the hot air balloon shows a bright illumination as the balloon goes above the wires.
The balloon ultimately crashed around 7 p.m. in a field roughly 13 miles (21 kilometers) southeast of Hebron, as reported by the Lowell Fire Department. At the scene, rescue personnel found the injured passengers and pilot inside the balloon’s basket.
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“There was evidence on the passenger basket that electrical current passed from the power lines to the basket and injured the three people in the basket,” the fired department posted on social media.
The two passengers were airlifted to hospitals in Chicago “due to the severe extent of the burn injuries” while the pilot was transported to a nearby hospital in Crown Point, Indiana.
As of now, their names and conditions remain undisclosed.
FAA and NTSB are jointly investigating the mishap
The FAA has labeled the information as preliminary and confirmed that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is spearheading an investigation into the incident.
NTSB said they recovered the hot air balloon for “further examination”.
“During the on-scene phase of the investigative process, the NTSB does not determine or speculate about the cause of the accident,” the agency further stated.
Patrick Cannon, president of the Balloon Federation of America, emphasized that balloon pilots are well-versed in the risks associated with power lines due to the nature of balloon operations and landing locations and pilots undergo extensive training and are permitted to fly below 500 feet (152 meters) as long as they maintain a safe distance of at least 500 feet from people, structures, animals, and other obstacles.
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“They deal with power lines all the time and go through a lot of training,” Cannon affirmed.
“Power lines can be very difficult to see from the air because they blend in with the terrain.”
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Caitlin Clark Sets Indiana Fever Franchise Record in Half a Season
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Caitlin Clark broke an Indiana Fever rookie record with half of the WNBA season still to go.
The No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA draft notched her 129th assist in a game against the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday, June 30. The helping hand came on a well-run pick-and-roll with center Aliyah Boston.
After Boston set a screen for a rapidly advancing Clark, the rising star found Boston as she peeled away and ran toward the basket. The end result was an easy layup for Boston and Clark’s new record.
Clark’s record is only within the Fever organization, and specifically for rookies, but she’s playing well enough to avoid needing any qualifiers. Her average of 6.6 assists per game is good for 4th-best in the entire league. She’s on pace to blow past the Fever’s all-time single-season assists record – 201, set just last year by Erica Wheeler – before the season is out.
Clark brought newfound attention to the WNBA after setting the NCAA record for points scored in basketball, men or women’s. She led her Iowa Hawkeyes to two straight NCAA championship games in 2023 and 2024, which they lost to the LSU Tigers and South Carolina Gamecocks, respectively.
At the first of those two championships, a seeming rivalry was born between Clark and her superstar counterpart on the Tigers: Angel Reese. While the pair have long denied that there’s any rivalry between them, games where Clark’s Fever play Reese’s Chicago Sky set ticket price and TV viewership records. Reese denied the rivalry in an interview in March.
“I don’t think people realize it’s not personal,” Reese said. “Once we get out between those lines, if I see you walking down the street, it’s like, ‘Hey, girl, what’s up? Let’s hang out.’ I think people just take it like we hate each other. Me and Caitlin Clark don’t hate each other. I want everybody to understand that.”
Clark agreed earlier this month, speaking during a post-game press conference.
“I’m pretty sure the only people that view this as a rivalry is all of you,” she said. “Like, to us it’s just a game of basketball.”
Reese set a rookie record on June 23 in a game against Clark when she recorded her eighth-straight double-double. She broke the single-season WNBA record for consecutive double-doubles on June 30 when she managed a 10th straight double-double. Prior to her 10-point, 16-rebound performance, she was tied with two-time WNBA MVP Candace Parker.
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Apparent fireworks malfunction leaves 7 injured, several homes damaged in Griffith, Indiana: police
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GRIFFITH, Ind. (WLS) — A fireworks incident left seven people injured and several houses and vehicles damaged in Northwest Indiana on Saturday night, police said.
Griffith police said officers were dispatched to the 900-block of North Arbogast Street at about 9:30 p.m.
It appears that a private fireworks show at home there had an accidental malfunction, injuring seven people and damaging four houses and 10 vehicles, police said.
Information about the ages and conditions of those injured was not immediately available.
Police are investigating the incident and asked anyone with information to contact them at 219-924-7503. Anonymous tips can be left by calling 219-922-3085.
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Pleasant air moves in
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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Many locations in central Indiana picked up beneficial rain with yesterday’s storms. Pleasant air will now move in following this system.
TODAY: Mostly sunny skies. Dew points will drop into the comfortable category by the afternoon. Winds will be sustained out of the north at 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph. High temperatures in the mid-70s.
TONIGHT: We will have our coolest morning since June 11. Mostly clear skies remain. Low temperatures in the low to mid-50s.
TOMORROW: Another refreshing day. The first day of July will feature plenty of sunshine with high temperatures in the mid to upper 70s.
8-DAY FORECAST: Our pleasant air is only temporary. Temperatures will build after Monday as a warm front crosses Indiana. This will also drive up our rain chances Wednesday to Friday with the frontal boundary stalling out in the Midwest. Unfortunately, the 4th of July will be included in these rain chances, but we should know more about the timing of rain as we get closer.
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