Passenger Records Video As Hot Air Balloon Crashes In The Desert

By Anna Blake

April 5, 2022

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Nick McCall had a terrifying experience during his first-ever ride in a hot air balloon. Nick and a group of friends were enjoying the ride across Perris, California, when a gust of wind picked up the hot air balloon as it tried to land.

The wind then picked up the hot air balloon again and dragged it along the ground at a 45-degree angle for several minutes before it came to a halt.

Miraculously, nobody was injured in the scary-looking crash. It is unknown if the hot air balloon was damaged.

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