Air Balloon Crashes in the Pacific Ocean

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Jumat, 19 Oktober 2018 23:35 WIB

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta-An air balloon with seven Peruvian passengers fell down in Pacific Ocean, last Sunday. Five female passengers were safely rescued, while the other two male passengers remain missing.


Wilfredo Pedraza, Peruvian National Affair Minister said that the survivors are now undergoing medical treatment in local hospitals while Peruvian Navy, Air Force, Police, and some volunteers are searching for the two missing passengers.


Pedraza further said that he criticized the owner of the air balloon Globos Peru SAC, for not providing lifejackets and fail to equip the ballon with a Global Positioning System (GPS).

BBC|JULI

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