Hot Air Balloon Makes Emergency Landing in Chicagoland

It was a scary sight as a hot air balloon made an emergency landing in the suburbs outside Chicago after an 80-year-old woman passed out on board. The emergency landing happened in Lake in the Hills and was caught on surveillance video. The pilot, Chad Morin, used all of his expertise to bring the balloon and his six passengers down safely, but it was tense as they all waited to touch the ground.

Al Schlick, the deputy chief of Huntley Fire Protection District, told reporters the pilot did a "fantastic job landing it right between two houses with the help of his ground crew that was following them around. That took some incredible skill," he added.


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