1970s BALLOON LIVES ON

Dolphin-shaped balloon a man gave his wife three days before he tragically died is still inflated 47 YEARS later

Mooneen Truckle says she keeps the balloon to remind her of her husband Ronald

A DOLPHIN-shaped balloon a man gave to his wife three days before he died in a car accident is still inflated 47 years on.

Mooneen Truckle, 83, has kept it in a boiler room since 1970.

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Mooneen was given the balloon in 1970 by her husband RonaldCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
Mooneen's husband Ronald bought the dolphin balloon from a Fina petrol stationCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

Husband Ronald Gardener bought the balloon at a Fina petrol station near their home.

Mooneen, of Amesbury, Wilts, said: “I’ve kept it for sentimental reasons. It reminds me of my husband. The flippers look a bit deflated, but otherwise it looks in good shape.

“I am too scared to try to put more air in it because it might pop!”

Last week we told of a balloon that is still inflated after 26 years. It was given to Yvonne and David Freeborn in Bromley, South London, after their daughter was born.

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Tragically, Mooneen's husband died three days after he gave her the balloonCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
Mooneen says she keeps the balloon to remind her of her husbandCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

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