The body of one occupant of a hot air balloon that caught fire and crashed has been recovered and police searched Saturday for two others feared dead, AP cited Virginia State Police as saying. The three were in a balloon Friday night that witnesses said crashed amid screams for help from those in the balloon. The body was found in a heavily wooded area shortly before midnight, state police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said Saturday. The balloon and gondola carrying the pilot and two passengers have not been found, she said. Because of the time elapsed since the crash about 8 p.m. Friday, the search for the two other occupants has shifted from a rescue operation to a mission to recover the remains, Geller said. More searchers were called in Saturday. Police received eyewitness reports that two occupants either fell or jumped from the burning balloon after it struck the power line. -- SPA 20:02 LOCAL TIME 17:02 GMT تغريد
