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Search continues for hot air balloon pilot
Posted: 03.17.2012 at 7:51 PM
Updated: 03.19.2012 at 11:35 AM
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FITZGERALD, GA --
Update 3/18/12

GSP crews still searching for pilot with Ben Hill County Sheriff's Office by air and land.

Search will resume Monday morning.


The search is still underway for a man who went down in a hot air balloon accident Friday in Ben Hill County.

Georgia State Patrol has confirmed they are searching for a man who was taking skydivers up in his balloon when they ran into severe weather.

The skydivers jumped out of the balloon, but the man operating it went down.

GSP is working with the Ben Hill County Sheriff's Office to locate the man.

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