Reports surfaced on Thursday afternoon that a blimp floating over the U.S. Open at Erin Hills had caught fire and crashed to the ground. Multiple sources on Twitter confirmed the accident with videos and photos showing the blimp falling out of the sky, and the smoke curling into the sky over the course.
A GOLF.com staffer at Erin Hills overheard news about the crash from police officers at the tournament, who said that a person aboard the blimp was injured, and that the front of the blimp had deflated before catching on fire. These reports are unconfirmed.
Stay tuned for updates.
Blimp going down at #usopenpic.twitter.com/dZ1uMbgWiW— Mark Rogers (@Markwcm) June 15, 2017
Blimp @usopengolf just crashed. The smoke in the distance obscuring Holy Hill #USOpengolfpic.twitter.com/su8DHvS6Al— Ben Engelstad (@BenEngelstad) June 15, 2017
Just got to the #USOpen and the blimp caught fire and crashed. People parachuted out. pic.twitter.com/1lDi3VkXCu— madison seigworth (@msiggyy) June 15, 2017
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