Hot Air Balloon in Gunbarrel Tree



TLC Tree Expert employee Chris Toney prepares to be hoisted by crane in order to free a hot air balloon that landed in a Gunbarrel tree early Wednesday morning.
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A Sunny Day Come Fly Away hot air balloon was blown into a Gunbarrel tree early Wednesday morning.
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Chris Toney is lowered by crane in an effort to free a Sunny Day Come Fly Away hot air balloon that landed in a Gunbarrel tree Wednesday morning.
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Bill Hein disassembles parts of a hot air balloon cabin after the craft had lodged itself into a Gunbarrel tree when winds picked up early Wednesday morning.
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TLC Tree Expert employee Chris Toney retrieves his climbing rope after freeing a hot air balloon from a tree in the Gunbarrel area, Wednesday afternoon.
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Michael Gianetti, left, Bill Hein, center, and Rebecca Kaipf, right, work to free a Sunny Day Come Fly Away hot air balloon that had landed in a tree in the Gunbarrel area early Wednesday morning.
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