Balloon pilot from Cortland dies at Ohio festival from injuries
ASHLAND, Ohio (AP) - Officials for an Ohio balloon festival says a pilot who hit his head on the balloon's burners after landing has died at a hospital from his injuries. The Ashland Times-Gazette reports the accident occurred Friday evening during the Ashland BalloonFest in northeast Ohio. The president of the BalloonFest board released a statement early Saturday that said the pilot hit his head during "disassembly of the balloon." F...
ASHLAND, Ohio (AP) - Officials for an Ohio balloon festival says a pilot who hit his head on the balloon's burners after landing has died at a hospital from his injuries.
The Ashland Times-Gazette says the accident occurred Friday evening during the Ashland BalloonFest in northeast Ohio.
The president of the BalloonFest board released a statement early Saturday that said the pilot hit his head during "disassembly of the balloon."
Our Cleveland affiliate WKYC-TV reports Ashland officials have identified the man as 74-year-old John Moran, of Cortland. Officials say he died after he hit his head on the burners of his balloon after "hard landing" Friday night.
Festival officials and the Ashland Fire Department, which responded after what an assistant fire chief described as a "hard landing" by the balloon, have not released further details about the accident.
A passenger on the balloon reportedly wasn't hurt.
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Information from: Ashland Times-Gazette, http://www.times-gazette.com
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