Tragedy in the Jezeerel valley, in the lower Galilee, where a 20-year-old died after falling from a hot air balloon used for tourist excursions and tragically crashed into a passing car.
Witnesses to the dramatic accident were some passing motorists, who saw the boy hanging from the outside of the aircraft, with his legs suspended in the air.
As the police converged on the area, the balloon pilot was ordered to land, but in the meantime the man gave up and fell to the ground. By the time the first responders arrived, it was too late.
According to the police, the victim is a ground maintenance worker for hot air balloons and it is still unclear why he did not detach himself from the aircraft during take off.
The police added that they had questioned the passengers and stated that at the moment several hypotheses remain to be examined.
(Unioneonline / vl)
