Monday, March 5, 2012

BALLOONIST NARROWLY ESCAPES CRASH INTO SEA.(MAIN)

Byline: Associated Press

ST. LOUIS -- Stormy weather almost sent adventurer Steve Fossett's around-the-world ballooning quest splashing into the South Pacific.

Fossett used three gas burners on the balloon to counter downdrafts during squalls east of New Zealand on Sunday. The balloon dipped as low as 400 feet above the sea.

``The margin for error was razor thin,'' Fossett told …

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