The balloon is seen in video gliding along a sunny, bright blue sky when the desperate man, just a black dot from the vast distance, lets go and plummets many feet to Earth.

Rescue teams and experts at the crash site after a hot air balloon carrying 21 people caught fire and plunged, in Praia Grande, State of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil, on June 21, 2025.

A man died after falling from a hot air balloon that burst into flames during a festival in Mexico, according to authorities and news reports The tragedy occurred on Sunday, May 11, during the ...