Man Dies After Horrific Hot Air Balloon Fall in Australia

A man died in Australia after falling from a hot air balloon over a residential area on Monday.

The victim, who has not been named, plunged from the basket around 30 minutes into the flight as the balloon passed over the suburbs of Melbourne in the southern state of Victoria. Local authorities are speaking to the balloon’s passengers and pilot to establish the circumstances surrounding the man’s fall, but police say the death is not being treated as suspicious.

Residents in the area described hearing a disturbing sound at the time of the incident. “My brother heard like a loud bang, almost like something—like a large item falling in your house,” one person told Nine News. “It wasn’t until we heard all the sirens that we came out.”

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