ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on Sunday asked people to stay positive about the search in the Adriatic Sea for two of ballooning's most accomplished pilots.
Richard Abruzzo, 47, of Albuquerque, and Carol Rymer Davis, 65, of Denver, were flying in the 54th Gordon Bennett Gas Balloon Race when contact was lost Wednesday morning. Since then, search and rescue teams from Italy, the U.S. and Croatia have been scouring the area.
Race organizers have said Abruzzo and Davis plunged toward the water at 50 mph (80 kph) when they dropped off air traffic control radar and likely didn't survive.
Richardson, who earlier this week requested on behalf of …
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