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The Coast Guard suspended their search two days later. Shortly afterward, the men's bodies washed up onshore. One of their wives then sued the United Way of Cleveland, as well as the organizers of Balloonfest, for $3.2 million.
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That wasn't the only lawsuit faced by United Way of Cleveland. A mass of balloons landed on a pasture in Medina County, Ohio, terrifying a herd of Arabian horses, who suffered permanent injuries related to the incident. The owner of the horses, Louise Nowakowski, sued for $100,000 in damages.