Thursday afternoon, a blimp caught fire and crashed approximately a half-mile from the US Open into an open field. Though his longtime caddie, Jim "Bones" Mackay has been mapping the first-time venue just in case his boss gets a shot at the U.S.Open missing from his career Grand Slam resume. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported one person, presumably the pilot, had been airlifted from the scene to receive medical treatment. I didn't know what was going on.
A representative for AirSign, the company that operates the blimp, told the Associated Press that only the pilot was on board the craft, and he is "OK". "He said the blimp is not looking good", Snedeker said.
"I wasn't crying when I saw that rain last night and this morning", he said Tuesday.
He felt the USGA was already a victor, however, for choosing Erin Hills as a first-time major venue.
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Justin Maynard, a sales manager for AirSign, said the company's operations team on the ground in Erin had no definitive information on the pilot's condition, other than the pilot was expected to be OK.
Emergency crews have responded to the site of the crash, which was in an open field outside of the course.
Mary Ruediger, 45, was visiting her parents who live along an access road to the golf course and spotted the blimp going down. So it was pretty bad. The Sheriff's Office said that the blimp was airborne for several hours before the crash and had been in contact earlier in the day with Federal Aviation Administration representatives, who determined the aircraft was operating at the proper altitude. "I like that it keeps the driver in the players' hands", he added.
The Sheriff's Office said it is assisting the FAA and National Transportation Safety Bureau with the investigation.
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