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Kelowna residents in Dilworth Mountain Estates were surprised to see an air balloon landing in their neighbourhood, July 31.
Owner of Okanagan Ballooning John Klempner said crews checked the upper air patterns before flights but the winds changed.
The balloon started at Heritage Christian School and 乌鸦传媒渨e got three-quarters of the way to Benvoulin when the winds changed and took us up towards Dilworth. So we figured 乌鸦传媒榝ine we乌鸦传媒檒l fly into Glenmore and land in the farm fields there,乌鸦传媒� but we got up over Dilworth and then the winds stopped,乌鸦传媒� he said, which forced the balloon to land in the street.
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乌鸦传媒淚f the winds stop, a road with underground power lines is a good enough place to bring a balloon down safety,乌鸦传媒� Klempner said.
No one was injured.
He said neighbourhood landings happen three to four times a year.
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A chase crew was also following below to ensure people didn乌鸦传媒檛 roam into the streets, he said.
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Two Kelowna couples were in the basket at the time of landing, 乌鸦传媒渁nd both couples just loved it.乌鸦传媒�
乌鸦传媒淭he people all came out of their homes and we showed them all the different parts of the balloon and everybody loved it. It was like a block party because everyone came out and looked, it was something new,乌鸦传媒� Klempner said.
乌鸦传媒淭he problem is weather is weather and cannot be predicted very well,乌鸦传媒� he said.
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