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His son, Richard Abruzzo, was also a noted balloonist, Richard disappeared with the balloon that he and Carol Rymer Davis were piloting in the 2010 The Gordon Bennett Cup race. On 29 September 2010 they disappeared. On 1 October 2010 the event organisers reported that the pilots were likely to be dead following an analysis of transponder data from the balloon which showed a high rate of descent prior to impact with the sea. On 6 December 2010 they were found dead off the coast of Italy.
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