JILIN, Northeast China — Two months ago, pine nut picker Bi Kesheng disappeared in a gas-powered balloon near China’s mountainous border with North Korea. The 59-year-old hasn’t been seen since. Bi ...

In another case, in 2017, a nut picker went missing near the North Korea border after his balloon became untethered. Even without out-of-control balloons, harvesting pine nuts in China can be a ...

A man in China drifted away in a hydrogen balloon while picking nuts and was rescued days later. After floating 186 miles, Hu Yongxu managed to land in a forest and escaped with minor injuries.

A CHINESE nut picker has been missing for five days after the hydrogen balloon he was using for his work floated away by the North Korean border. The 59-year-old man was employed to harvest nuts fr… ...

Fears are mounting for a nut picker who has been missing for five days after his hot air balloon floated away after crossing the North Korean border. The man named only by his surname Bi was ...

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LODI, Calif. - Roaring up and down the rows of ripe pinot grigio grapes, the mechanical picker is a model of efficiency. Slim rods grip the vines and shake vigorously, sending grapes tumbling into ...

A man in China using an illegal hydrogen balloon has a lucky escape after he lost control then drifted for 8 hours before being left injured and stranded more than 300km away for another 40 hours.