A man from the U.K. fell to his death after he plunged out of a hot air balloon basket. According to the BBC, a 33-year-old man from Hertfordshire fell from the balloon in West Sussex around 9:20 AM local time on Friday, September 19.

Man Climbs Out Of Hot Air Balloon Basket And Plunges To Death

Sussex Police announced that they located the man in a field at 1:50 PM. They have since informed the victim’s family of the accident. Although there is an ongoing investigation, police are not treating this case as suspicious.

16 people, not including the pilot, were reportedly in the hot air balloon with the man at the time. The aircraft was travelling from Billinghurst to Dunsfold in Surrey before the incident.

According to The Standard, the victim reportedly climbed out of the balloon’s bas

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