A blimp crash-landed in the backyard of a 94-year-old Ohio woman after breaking free from an airport during a storm. Hit the jump to read the rest of the story.
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When it finally touched down Sunday, the deflated airship blanketed a picnic table and some bird feeders in Lillian Bernhagen’s backyard in Worthington, Ohio.
Bernhagen said she heard a loud bang outside her window early Sunday, but didn’t realize what had happened until cops showed up seven hours later.
“I looked out the window and I said, ‘Wow!'” she said. “I didn’t expect to see one on the ground. I’ve only ever seen one in the air.”
On the way down, the zeppelin nicked Bernhagen’s roof and toppled a small tree, but didn’t cause any major damage. No one was aboard and no one on the ground was hurt.
The 128-foot-long ship broke free from its tethers at Ohio State University’s Don Scott Airfield during a thunderstorm and drifted east for a few miles before crashing into Bernhagen’s yard, authorities said.
The blimp advertises Hangar 1 Vodka and is on a tour of about 20 cities, said Florida-based airship advertiser The Lightship Group.
It’s scheduled to appear in Detroit on Thursday.
