A pair of hot air balloonists were stuck in the gondola of their near-deathtrap for nearly five hours Saturday after it became snagged on a 900 ft high cell phone tower in Gregg County, Texas on Saturday, according to a kind of choppily-written Facebook post by the Longview Fire Department.

“At approximately 8:15 this morning, units from Longview Fire Department and multiple assisting agencies were dispatched to a high angle rescue after a hot air balloon basket carrying two occupants struck a cell phone tower at an estimated height of 920 feet near the intersection of State Highway 300 and FM 1844 in north Gregg County. Climbing operations began around 8:50 AM using multiple rope systems due to the extreme height and complexity of the incident. Rescuers made patient contact at approximately 10:00 AM. Both occupants are conscious and, at this time, no injuries have been reported,” the Department’s social media team wrote in the erratic post.

“All members of the rescue team are part of our highly trained Special Operations Unit from Stations 5 and 2, operating in a coordinated technical rescue effort. Longview is in command of the scene and the operational activities. This is a highly technical and time intensive operation. Updates will be provided as information becomes available. We appreciate the support and cooperation of the community as crews continue working to bring both occupants safely to the ground. Additionally: the second occupant has been removed. This is still an ongoing operation,” the post continued, evidently having been edited repeatedly rather than just summarized an after-action.

But holy fucking shit that had to suck for the balloonists. Even worse if they’re like real hardcore QAnon and/or MAHA assclowns getting themselves blasted with all that 5G up close for five hours.