Man who died after falling from hot air balloon is named

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"Jesus Lato Garzon, 33 and from Watford, was one of 16 passengers on board the Virgin Balloon Flight, which he had purchased. The flight set off from Billingshurst in West Sussex, bound for Dunsfold in Surrey, last Friday morning. Sussex Police said he fell at around 9.20am near Newpound Common in Wisborough Green. A major search operation was launched, involving drones, officers on the ground and police dogs."

The Independent presents itself as covering reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech while avoiding paywalls and seeking donations to fund reporting and documentaries such as 'The A Word'. A man who died after falling from a hot air balloon in West Sussex has been named as Jesus Lato Garzon, 33, from Watford. He was one of 16 passengers on a Virgin Balloon Flight from Billingshurst to Dunsfold. Sussex Police said he fell near Newpound Common in Wisborough Green at about 9.20am. A major search involving drones, officers and police dogs recovered his body after more than four hours. An inquest is scheduled for 30 September, the family has been informed and is receiving support, and police are completing an investigation on behalf of the coroner while not treating the death as suspicious.

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