A man was arrested at his home in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence after he shot a hot air balloon while in flight.
The tranquility of the village of Puimoisson was disturbed this Sunday 1er September. As reported BFMDICIa city resident was arrested for shooting a hot air balloon that passed over his home.
Hit by a blow, the pilot still managed to land the machine a little further, although there were six passengers on board. Three of them also received lead. “Fortunately, the power was reduced by a hedge,” says the director of the company Aéronef & Aérostats “You should know that we are carrying 200 kilograms of gas, indeed, it could have turned.
“We were about 10 meters high and 150 meters from his house”
Some time after the incident, the police quickly intervened to apprehend the suspect. The latter, aged about sixty years, would not have borne to see the hot air balloon flying over his house. “In the last few months, this is one gentleman we've had to 'bother' a maximum of five times,” defends the director. We were about 10 meters high and 150 meters from his house.”
The man was arrested while several weapons were found at his home.