French Daredevil Killed Preparing for Hot Air Balloon Stunt

[GradyPhilpott]

Sad news, but the video from the original report of the preparations is spectacular.

Frenchman Tancrede Melet, an expert slackliner, base jumper and wing-suitor, died Tuesday while preparing to perform a hot air balloon stunt in southern France.

The 32-year-old daredevil was part of a group of pioneering stuntmen who call themselves the “Flying Frenchies” and the “Skyliners.” They are known for their death-defying High-Line walks performed all over the world from mountain peaks to skyscrapers. His team confirmed his death to ABC News.

Melet and four members of his crew were preparing to perform a stunt with a hot air balloon, when he accidentally fell almost 100 feet and was killed, according to French news outlets.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/...ry?id=36129501

[GB-man]

Incredible what some people push themselves to do. Huge cajones. Nothing tops the guys who jumped from the balloon at the edge of space though for me, the original and the more recent jump.