The Federal Aviation Administration is looking into an incident involving a hot air balloon that crashed into field Saturday night.
A Marathon County Sheriff's deputy says five people were onboard the balloon and all were transported to a local hospital for treatment of injuries. One woman was airlifted.
The incident happened near the intersection of Soda Creek Road and County Highway S west of Marathon City at 8 p.m.
According to a Marathon County Sheriff’s Deputy, the pilot reported they took off during the good weather conditions, but sometime during their flight, a gust of wind hit the balloon. The pilot told authorities it could have been a 30-mile-per-hour gust.
That’s when the pilot attempted to land the balloon, but it was taken back up into the air by another gust of wind.
Authorities say when he finally got the balloon back on the ground again, a woman fell out and was dragged with it more than a hundred feet.
The man heading up the FAA's investigating said Sunday they are gathering information about the crash by phone. Peter Corrao said a decision will be made Monday whether to make a trip to the scene to investigate further.
Stay tuned for NewsChannel 7 and wsaw.com for the latest updates as they become available.
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