Another Lawsuit
A search-and-rescue boat team tried to spot the fishermen as they were floating in the lake, but Guard officials said that the balloons in the water made it impossible to see if anyone was actually in the lake. Then, on September 29, the Coast Guard suspended the search.
Source: The Weather Channel
Sadly, the two men were later found, the fishermen’s bodies ultimately washed up on the shore. The wife of one of the fishermen sued United Way and Treb, the company that organized the balloon fest, for $3.2 million. But they later settled on undisclosed terms.