US sends divers to recover downed Chinese spy balloon

By Brady Knox

Published February 6, 2023 5:51pm ET

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US sends divers to recover downed Chinese spy balloon — In this photo provided by Chad Fish, the remnants of a large balloon drift above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, with a fighter jet and its contrail seen below it, Feb. 4, 2023. The downing of the suspected Chinese spy balloon by a missile from an F-22 fighter jet created a spectacle over one of the state's tourism hubs and drew crowds reacting with a mixture of bewildered gazing, distress and cheering. | (Chad Fish via AP, File)

The United States sent Navy divers to salvage the wreckage of a suspected Chinese spy balloon, which was shot down off the coast of South Carolina.

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