Yahoo! News - Man Dies After Fall from Hot Air BalloonMan Dies After Fall from Hot Air Balloon
Wed Feb 26, 8:13 AM ET
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A British man plunged to his death from a hot air balloon in California's Napa Valley area on Tuesday, police said.
The planned morning flight over the state's famous wine region was canceled because of bad weather, but the operator agreed to let the British visitors take a quick mini-flight, Gene Lyerla of the Napa County Sheriff's office said.
"They decided to inflate the balloon a bit and raise it off the ground to take some photos," he said.
The British man, whose name was not immediately released, was apparently hanging from the side of the balloon throughout the flight for unknown reasons, Lyerla said. He fell from a height of 300 to 500 feet and died instantly upon hitting the parking lot below.
The Bonaventura Balloon Company, which takes tourists up for $195 a flight, did not return calls for comment.
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