Runaway Beer Blimp on Loose in Canadian Skies; Pilots Warned

A runaway beer blimp is roaming the skies of Canada after it broke loose from its tether at a local hockey game over the weekend.

The Transportation Safety Board has alerted pilots in the New Brunswick area to beware of the 70-foot long, helium-filled balloon in the shape of a hockey goal light, according to the Toronto Sun.

Runaway beer blimp loose over New Brunswick: http://t.co/7OBxmSC1b9 pic.twitter.com/V8nHACEoKH

— CBC News (@CBCNews) April 28, 2014

“@globeandmail: Rogue beer blimp on the loose over New Brunswick http://t.co/GEoM0NVTck pic.twitter.com/5NihUbYqwF” Only in New Brunswick

— Murray Brewster (@Murray_Brewster) April 29, 2014

The runaway beer blimp reportedly got loose Saturday. Officials said they expect it to descend sometime soon near Sussex, New Brunswick.

Blimps in Texas made headlines last week when officials announced that the three large U.S. Border Patrol surveillance balloons set up last fall have helped capture more than 100,000 illegal immigrants and narcotics smugglers.

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