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OBITUARIO/U.S. NEWS Dialuna 28 Juni 2021
5 who died in New Mexico hot air balloon crash
identified
(AP) — Authorities on Sun-
day released the names of the
pilot and two couples who
“Señor ta mi wardador, mi’n tin falta died after a hot air balloon
di nada they were riding in struck a
Den cunucu di yerba berde e ta power line and crashed onto
ponemi sosega. a busy street in Albuquerque.
E ta hibami na awa trankil,
Pa mi bolbe haña forsa”. New Mexico State Police on
Salmo: 23 Sunday identified the pilot as
62-year-old Nicholas Meleski
Nos ta anuncia fayecimento di: and the four passengers as Susan
Montoya, 65; John Montoya,
61; Mary Martinez, 59; and
Martin Martinez, 62. The ages
of the Martinez couple were re-
versed when authorities released
their identities Saturday.
tors to the scene and will look a multi-colored balloon with a
All were Albuquerque residents. into the pilot, the balloon itself Zia symbol which appears on
State Police said John Montoya and the operating environment, the New Mexico state flag.
died at a hospital from his inju- according to agency spokesman
ries while the other victims were Peter Knudson. The retired UPS driver had
declared dead at the crash scene “This is a tragedy that is unique- been a licensed balloon pilot
Saturday. ly felt and hits uniquely hard at since 1994 and was a regular at
Witnesses told authorities that home here in Albuquerque and the Balloon Fiesta.
Anoralit Angelina Roos the balloon descended toward in the ballooning community,”
Mihor conoci como: “Nora” the ground around 7:30 a.m. Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller Paul Fields, an Albuquerque
*15-01-1948 - †25-06-2021 Saturday and struck an overhead said. resident who was friends with
power line. According to an NTSB data- Meleski, said he was an amazing
Acto di entiero lo wordo anuncia base, there have been 12 fatal pilot who made every passenger
despues. The gondola detached from the hot air ballooning accidents in smile.
envelope and fell about 100 feet the United States since 2008 “The skies will be a little less
(30 meters) and crashed in the with two of those occurring in bright without him,” Fields said.
median of a busy city street be- Rio Rancho just outside Albu-
fore catching on fire, authorities querque, which is mecca for hot Martin “Marty” Martinez re-
said. air ballooning. tired from the Albuquerque Po-
The envelope of the balloon lice Department as a patrol of-
floated away, eventually landing The city hosts a nine-day Bal- ficer and had been a police field
on a residential rooftop. loon Festival in October that sergeant for Albuquerque Pub-
The National Transportation draws hundreds of thousands lic Schools the past 16 years.
Safety Board and Federal Avia- of spectators and pilots from Some Albuquerque officers
tion Administration will be around the world. It is one of who responded to the crash had
investigating the cause of the the most photographed events worked with Martinez and were
crash. globally. sent home because it took a toll
Surely your goodness and love will follow me all
the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house on them, police Chief Harold
of the LORD forever “ Psalm 23:6 The NTSB sent two investiga- Meleski was known for flying Medina said.
The World changes from year to year, our lives
from day to day, but the love and memory of
you, shall never pass away. Man jumps from moving plane at Los Angeles
Cu dolor na nos curason, nos ta participa airport
fayecimento di nos ser stima:
(AP) — A passenger was ening and taken to the hospital, port said.
taken to the hospital Friday authorities said.
night after jumping out of a The twin-engine Embraer 175, Nobody else aboard the plane
moving plane at Los Angeles which was headed to Salt Lake was injured.
International Airport, au- City, returned to its gate, the air-
thorities said.
United Express flight 5365, op-
erated by SkyWest, was pulling
away from a gate shortly after 7
p.m. when the man unsuccess-
fully tried to breach the cock-
pit by pounding on the door,
then managed to open the ser-
vice door and jumped down the
Sra. Marilyn B. Croes emergency slide onto the tar-
Cariñosamente yama “Nanien” mac, according to the airport,
*12-12-1955- †25-06-2021 the FBI and SkyWest.
Acto di despedida y cremashon lo wordo anuncia The man was taken into custody
despues on the taxiway, treated for in-
juries that were not life-threat-