Balloon Released in WV Found in UK

A balloon released on Thanksgiving Day in Beckley made it all the way across the pond to the United Kingdom. The Register Herald reports Jeanette Webb, of Glen White, has been releasing helium balloons on special holidays for lost loved ones since 2002. The balloon released on Thanksgiving day in memory of her son made a 3,716-mile journey and was found in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Steven Webb passed away in October 2013, at the age of 37. National Weather Service Meteorologist Andrew Beavers, based in Charleston, said it’s not unusual for a balloon to travel such distances and jet streams average 100 miles an hour and can reach 150 miles per hour.