Arizona Hot-Air Balloon Crash Leaves 4 Dead, 1 Critically Injured

Published on January 15, 2024

A hot-air balloon crashed Sunday morning in Arizona shortly after eight skydivers had jumped from its gondola, killing four of the remaining occupants and leaving a fifth critically injured. According to police, the “devastating incident” happened around 7:50 a.m. in a rural desert area about five miles north of Eloy, a popular skydiving location 65 miles south of Phoenix. The balloon came down vertically before hitting the ground hard, witnesses told police. According to Eloy Mayor Micah Powell, the balloon took off carrying 13 adults—the pilot, four passengers, and eight skydivers. “We received multiple 911 calls of a balloon crash,” Eloy Police Chief Byron Gwaltney said....

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