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Tragedy as man who died in fall from hot air balloon ‘took his own life’ before body was found 4 hours lat…

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A MAN who died after falling out of a hot air balloon allegedly took his own life – before his body was found four hours later.

The passenger is thought to have climbed out of the basket “whilst at height” triggering an urgent call to emergency services.

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Three police cars parked on the side of a road, next to a wooded area.

A man has tragically died after falling from a hot air balloonCredit: SUSSEX NEWS AND PICTURES

Several colorful hot air balloons in a park, with one large balloon ascending with people in its basket.

He had been travelling in the hot air balloon from Billingshurst to DunsfoldCredit: Alamy

Police and search teams carrying a body on a stretcher in a grassy field.

Officers found a body in a nearby field this afternoonCredit: SUSSEX NEWS AND PICTURES

Police and paramedics rushed to Newpound Common, in Wisborough Green, West Sussex, at around 9.20am today.