A man has died after falling out of a hot air balloon and landing on a suburban street in a suspected self-harm incident in Melbourne's north-east.
Emergency services were called to Albert Street in Preston in the city's north-east after 7.30am Monday, where his body was located. It's understood that the man fell from the basket at an elevation of 460m and that no warning was given to the pilot, the Herald Sun reported.
Shocked residents said that they woke up to a loud 'thud' as blaring sirens filled the street shortly after the man fell from the hot air balloonA man has died after falling out of a hot air balloon at Preston in Melbourne's north in a suspected self-harm incident'Police are speaking to the other occupants in the balloon and witnesses to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident,' a police statement read.
Passengers on a different hot air balloon flight said that approximately 15 minutes into their joyride, they heard distress calls over the radio reporting that someone had fallen from another balloon in Preston.
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