[CedarDave]

Pictures of yesterdays fatal crash here:

http://www.abqjournal.com/

Many, many bystanders helping to prevent the tragedy witnessed the fall to her death. (Journal is free after watching a commercial video)

[Rogle]

bummer

NM PING

[CedarDave]

Just to clarify, the first crash occurred around 8:40 with one injury and the second around 9 a.m. with two injuries, both in Rio Rancho.

[PAR35]

A woman who is 6 months pregnant goes up in a hot air balloon? She doesn’t have much regard for her baby, does she.

[Disambiguator]

That part of Rio Rancho is a heavily used landing area when the wind is blowing right. We had an incident (with property damage) on our street in ‘01, and once a balloon landed in our church parking lot during a sermon (Rio West church on Pasilla Rd., just west of 528).

The growth in that area is problematic. The west side of 528 used to be wide open, but now there are houses (and churches) everywhere.

[Disambiguator]

...they knocked over that home's air-conditioning unit.

At least someone was saved the trouble of winterizing their swamp cooler, if that's what was damaged.

:^)

[CedarDave]

Now reporting a third Rio Rancho crash this morning!!

Updated at 10:20am -- 3 Hurt in 3rd Rio Rancho Balloon Mishap

Geez!