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German man killed after hot-air balloon basket strikes him in Switzerland

From Die Zeit · () German

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  • An 86-year-old German man died after being struck by the basket of a hot-air balloon near Salen-Reutenen in Switzerland.
  • The accident occurred during the balloon’s launch on Thursday evening, about 20 kilometers west of Konstanz.
  • Swiss police said investigators were still examining how the accident happened.

An 86-year-old German man was killed when the basket of a hot-air balloon struck him during a launch in Switzerland near Lake Constance.

The man, from the Konstanz district, suffered severe injuries and died at the scene, police in the canton of Thurgau told dpa. He was accompanying a group, some of whose members planned to take part in the balloon flight.

The accident happened on Thursday evening as the balloon prepared to take off from a meadow near Salen-Reutenen, about 20 kilometers west of Konstanz. Police are still investigating the circumstances.

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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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