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Nation & World
Oldest American man dies at 113
The oldest living American man died Monday from heart failure. He was 113-years-old.
John McMorran of Lakeland considered coffee his elixir and quit cigars at age 97. He was born June 19, 1889, in a log cabin in Michigan.
McMorran, who was the fourth-oldest person in the world, briefly held the title of the nation's oldest person, but researchers confirmed that Mary Christian of San Pablo, Calif., was born June 12, 1889, according to the California-based Gerontology Research Group.
The oldest person in the world is 115-year-old Kamato Hongo of Japan. She was born Sept. 16, 1887, according to the research group.
McMorran's eyesight failed in his final years, and people needed to shout for him to hear them. Otherwise, he enjoyed good health until last week, when he was taken to Lakeland Regional Medical Center for complications related to pneumonia.
Tourist dies in hot air balloon accident
A foreign tourist fell to his death Tuesday from a hot air balloon floating about 500 feet above a winery.
The victim, whose name and nationality were not released, was hanging onto the basket as the balloon was being inflated. When it began to rise he did not let go for some reason, Napa County Sheriff's Lt. Jean Donaldson said.
The victim fell and landed in an asphalt parking lot. Police believe the pilot did not hear the crew's warning from below because of the noise of the balloon's burner.
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