Cornelius van der Walt was the founder and pilot of Droplyne Hot Air Balloon Rides, according to the company’s website. Droplyne operated hot air balloon flights over the Eloy and Casa Grande ...

ELOY, Ariz. (KPHO /Gray News) - Four people are dead and one person is in critical condition after a tragic hot-air balloon crash in Eloy, Arizona. The crash happened around 7:50 a.m. Sunday ...

Four people are dead and a fifth is critically hurt after a hot air balloon crash Sunday morning in Pinal County. Eloy police say it happened around 7:30 a.m. in a rural desert area about five ...

Emergency services operate at the area where a hot air balloon crashed, leaving at least 8 dead in Santa Catarina, Brazil on June 21, 2025. (Photo by CBMSC/ Brazil / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images) ...

When the balloon had reached about 500 feet in the air, Kempinas pulled out the ring and asked Nascimento to marry him. Though she was completely taken aback, it was a joyful mood inside the ...