West Okoboji, IA (KICD)– A hot air balloonist nearly sank on the South end of West Okoboji Sunday night when he was pulled to shore by a recreational boater. Leslie Whitehair started recording the balloon from her deck on the West side of the lake before she even knew there was a problem.

At this point the name of the balloonist and boater remain unknown. Leslie Whitehair has allowed us to share her amazing video which can be found by clicking here.