The woman's house is on the airport flight path.
A chunk of ice fell from a plane in the United States and killed a family's goat, according to a report in Metro UK. The incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. on May 6 in Utah. Cassidy Lewis was at her home when she heard a loud bang that shook the entire house.
When she went outside, she saw her pets panicking. She said, “The roosters panicked, the horses went crazy.” The woman saw a large hole in the ceiling of the barn where she kept her goats. On further checks, she found an injured goat that was bleeding profusely. Furthermore, there were pieces of ice under the hole in the ground.
She continued, “It was at least a basketball-sized chunk of ice, I'm assuming, mostly because of the size of the hole and the amount of ice there was on the ground.”
At first she was shocked and thought it could have been an explosion. Photos taken at the site revealed ice on the roof next to a hole, puncturing the top of the shed.
The ice had fallen from an airplane, which was the only logical explanation offered by law enforcement personnel. “He just said we're under the flight path and it could be ice from an airplane, which I didn't even know could happen,” Lewis said.
The woman said she took the pet to the vet, but it was beyond saving and was euthanized.
She has also filed requests for an investigation into the event from Salt Lake City International Airport and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Ms. Lewis stated that the FAA informed her that they are investigating the possible aircraft from which the ice fell. It is striking that her house is on the flight path of the airport.
“Honestly, every time I hear a plane go by I think, 'It makes me a little nervous that it's happening again. Apparently we're just very unlucky that it hit us,” she added.
