A tragic accident has claimed the life of a man in the United Kingdom after he fell from a hot air balloon in West Sussex.
Emergency services received a call at about 09:20 BST on Friday reporting that a man had fallen from a balloon at Newpound Common in Wisborough Green, near Billingshurst.
Sussex Police confirmed that the body of a man, who has not yet been formally identified, was later discovered in a field at 13:50.
Police said officers were investigating the incident, but it was not being treated as suspicious.
According to officers, the man had been part of a group travelling in the balloon, which was making a journey from Billingshurst to Dunsfold in Surrey.
A Sussex Police spokesperson said, “Police were called to a report of a man having fallen from a hot air balloon near Newpound Common, Wisborough Green, just after 9.20am on Friday (September 19).
“Following an extensive search the body of a man was sadly found in a field at 1.50pm.
“The search was carried out by neighbourhood officers, police drones, search officers and dogs.
“The man had been among a group of people on a balloon flight from Billingshurst to Dunsfold.
“Police have yet to formerly identify the man.
“An investigation is taking place as to the circumstances and at this time the incident is not being treated as suspicious.”
