2 Hot Air Balloon Passengers Saved in Dramatic Mid-Air Rescue

Rescuers pulled off a dramatic rescue of two people after a hot-air balloon collision left the pair hanging nearly a thousand feet up in the air.

“This is not an everyday rescue,” Lt. Stephen Winchell told reporters at a press conference following the high-stakes operation. The rescue lasted nearly four hours and required 14 specialists on the tower to safely extricate the fliers.

The crash occurred in East Texas “near the intersection of State Highway 300 and Farm to Market Road 1844 in north Gregg County,” according to the Longview Fire Department.  / Longview Fire Department Facebook

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