Overview

• Officers were called just after 9:20am to reports of a fall near Newpound Common, Wisborough Green.
• The body was located in a field at about 1:50pm following an extensive search using drones, search teams, neighbourhood officers and dogs.
• The victim had been among a group on a flight traveling from Billingshurst to Dunsfold.
• Formal identification has not yet taken place as inquiries continue into the circumstances.
• Recent coverage notes a separate August 8 incident in Bristol where a balloon clipped a school roof but landed safely, drawing renewed attention to ballooning safety.