Day: June 15, 2017

Golf’s best players converge at Erin Hills in Wisconsin for the second major of the year.

Golf’s best players converge at Erin Hills in Wisconsin for the second major of the year.

A blimp flying near the U.S. Open golf tournament in Wisconsin crashed Thursday, sending a plume of smoke up into the air as its pilot was rushed to a hospital. Videos circulating on social media showed pros who were warming up at the Erin Hills golf course pointing at the blimp as it tumbled out of the sky. “The pilot, the only occupant of the aircraft, sustained serious injuries as a result of the crash and was medically transported via Flight for Life with serious burns and injuries,” the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. A representative from AirSign — the owners of the blimp — offered a differing report, telling Fox News that the pilot did not sustain serious injuries and is expected to be OK.