Man dies after falling from hot air balloon near Wisborough Green in West Sussex
Police say the death occurred during a balloon flight from Billingshurst to Dunsfold; investigation ongoing, not treated as suspicious.
A man has died after falling from a hot air balloon in West Sussex. His body was found in a field near Wisborough Green at 1:50 p.m. BST on Friday, after police were alerted to the incident around 9:20 a.m.
The man was part of a group on a balloon flight from Billingshurst to Dunsfold when the incident occurred. His identity has not been publicly released, and police say the death is not being treated as suspicious.
Sussex Police said officers were called to a report of a man having fallen from a hot air balloon near Newpound Common, Wisborough Green, just after 9:20 a.m. The search involved neighbourhood officers, police drones, search officers and dogs, and the body was found in a field at 1:50 p.m.
The man had been among a group of people on a balloon flight from Billingshurst to Dunsfold. Police have yet to formally identify the man. An investigation is taking place as to the circumstances, and at this time the incident is not being treated as suspicious.