Wyoming balloon crashes blamed on downdraft in storm

Jackson, Wyo. • Three sightseeing hot air balloons crashed this week in western Wyoming because of an unexpected downdraft during a freak storm, according to the balloon company owner.The crashes on Monday injured more than a dozen people and 11 were treated at hospitals.“I just want to express my sorrow and regret that anybody was hurt,” Wyoming Balloon Company owner Andrew Breffeilh, who was piloting one of the balloons, told the Jackson Hole News & Guide in a story publis