A man has plunged to his death after falling from a hot air balloon.
His body was discovered in a field near the sleepy village of Wisborough Green in West Sussex at 1.50pm today.
The man was first reported to have fallen from the hot air balloon at 9.20am, sparking a huge four-hour search.
It is understood he was part of a group on a balloon flight from Billingshurst to Dunsfold.
The man is yet to be formally identified but his death is not being treated as suspicious.
A spokeswoman for Sussex Police said: ‘Police were called to a report of a man having fallen from a hot air balloon near Newpound Common, Wisborough Green, just after 9.20am on Friday (September 19).
‘Following an extensive search the body of a man was sadly found in a field at 1.50pm.
‘The search was carried out by neighbourhood officers, police drones, search officers and dogs.
Emergency services are pictured at the scene in West Sussex today
‘The man had been among a group of people on a balloon flight from Billingshurst to Dunsfold.
‘Police have yet to formerly identify the man.
‘An investigation is taking place as to the circumstances and at this time the incident is not being treated as suspicious.’
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