US EditionMan who fell from hot air balloon took own life
Jesus Lato Garzon, 33, left a note indicating intent to die by suicide during a Virgin Balloon Flight with 16 passengers, coroner ruled after four-hour search.
- Jesus Lato Garzon, 33, fell from a Virgin Balloon Flights hot-air balloon near Newpound Common, Wisborough Green on September 19 during a journey from Billingshurst to Dunsfold with 16 passengers and a pilot.
- Assistant Coroner Sally Morgan concluded at West Sussex Coroner's Court in Horsham on Monday that Mr Garzon had intended to die by suicide, supported by a note found with his body.
- Footage shows the pilot asked passengers to look at the camera, and the basket divided into five sections, with Mr Garzon waving before leaving 'very quickly'.
- Members of Mr Garzon’s family attended the inquest via video-link from Spain, and Virgin Balloon Flights asked for privacy while stressing passenger wellbeing after a search lasting over four hours found his body on nearby farmland with traumatic injuries.
- He had not previously expressed mental-health concerns to his GP, the court heard, and Mr Garzon was described as a 'much-loved son, family member and friend'; Assistant Coroner Sally Morgan said the court would not speculate on his motives.
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Man smiled and waved at camera during hot air balloon flight, then 16 passengers watched helplessly as he did this
A tragic scene unfolded during a hot air balloon excursion when a man smiled and waved at a camera moments before climbing out of the basket and falling to his death, an inquest has heard. Investigators say 33-year-old Jesus Lato Garzon exited the balloon during a flight operated by Virgin Balloon Flights. According to testimony from Elaine Keating, Garzon, a Spanish national who worked at a hotel in Watford, turned toward the pilot’s onboard c…
A 33-year-old put an end to his life by jumping off the basket of a hot air balloon 300 metres above sea level in the United Kingdom. Just before falling, he smiled and greeted the lens of a camera.
Man 'waves at camera' before falling from hot air balloon in front of horrified passengers - The Mirror
Jesus Lato Garzon, 33, shocked passengers on the Virgin Balloons Flight ride as he fell to his death mid-flight, just seconds after the pilot asked the group to look at the camera to take a photo
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