Arizona Hot-Air Balloon Crash Leaves 4 Dead, 1 Critically Injured

Arizona Hot-Air Balloon Crash Leaves 4 Dead, 1 Critically Injured
The scene of a hot-air balloon crash in Eloy, Ariz., on Jan. 14, 2023. Courtesy of KNXV
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A hot-air balloon crashed Sunday morning in Arizona shortly after eight skydivers had jumped from its gondola, killing four of the remaining occupants and leaving a fifth critically injured.

According to police, the “devastating incident” happened around 7:50 a.m. in a rural desert area about five miles north of Eloy, a popular skydiving location 65 miles south of Phoenix.

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