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A hot air balloon pilot in Vermont<\/a> safely made an emergency landing on a highway median Wednesday night after stalling in midair.<\/p>\n

The hot air balloon landed on Interstate 91 in the White River Junction area of Hartford, Vermont, on Wednesday night at around 6 p.m. with four passengers on board, according to the Valley News.<\/p>\n

Quechee Balloon Rides, which operated the hot air balloon, said in a statement to the news outlet that winds unexpectedly shifted directions from projections during the pre-flight briefing, meaning that veteran pilot Chris Ritland wouldn’t be able to land at the target location.<\/p>\n

“We had a beautiful balloon flight on Wednesday evening that concluded with a common landing, but in an uncommon and unplanned location,” Ritland said in a statement.<\/p>\n

JUDGE SIDES WITH VERMONT GRAD SCHOOL THAT COVERED UP ‘INSENSITIVE’ ANTI-SLAVERY MURAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The hot air balloon<\/a> initially lifted off at 6 p.m. Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Ritland said he was able to keep “the balloon inflated until Hartford units had closed down the left passing lane in both the north and southbound directions.”<\/p>\n

The Hartford Fire Department said it restricted traffic to one lane in both directions for 20 to 25 minutes, while the balloon landed and was deflated, adding that Ritland “did a good job of landing the balloon safely in the median and avoiding any issues.”<\/p>\n

When officials from the Fire Department got on the scene, they saw the balloon “hovering \u2026 above the roadway” before landing.<\/p>\n

One passenger told the news outlet that a startling realization occurred at around 7:45 p.m., when the wind speed dropped to near zero.<\/p>\n

VERMONT FLOOD SHORTENS SEASON FOR PROMINENT THEATER, ACTORS MUST NOW FIGURE OUT HOW TO REBUILD THE PLAYHOUSE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“We were dropping pretty quickly and burning and burning (propane) fuel and weren\u2019t going anywhere,” the passenger said. “The wind just wasn\u2019t there.”<\/p>\n

The pilot told one of the passengers to call 911<\/a> and tell the operator that the balloon was in distress, rapidly descending close to the highway.<\/p>\n

A passenger said the pilot “did amazing in the moment.”<\/p>\n

“He stayed calm in the moment. Everything you were supposed to do, he did,” the passenger said.<\/p>\n

Officials said there were no injuries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/hot-air-balloon-lands-vermont-highway-median-mid-flight-stall-uncommon-and-unplanned-location <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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