Terrifying video shows second hot-air balloon veering off course after tragedy that killed eight
The latest frightening incident occurred Sunday in Pancas in the state of Espirito Santo, with video showing the balloon descending in an area of dense trees.
The balloon was carrying seven people, including the pilot, who told Brazilian news outlet G1 that a lack of wind forced the emergency landing.
'It was a safe and normal landing,' the pilot, Djeison Miler, assured.
Voe Pancas, the company that owns the balloon and charges $117 per person for a 30- to 45-minute ride, said in a statement that the balloon never plummeted and 'it landed in a difficult-to-access location.'
The incident took place than 24 hours after eight people were killed and 13 were injured when hot-air balloon caught fire in the state of Santa Catarina.
Footage showed flames and smoke coming from the balloon before it began hurtling toward the ground.
In a separate video, two people can be seen falling from the balloon as the fire spread.
Santa Catarina Civil Police chief Ulisses Gabriel revealed that the wind was 'quite strong' and that several people had to hold the balloon when it first took off.
'There was a truck pulling the balloon with a cable, which was moving very intensely from side to side,' he told Globo News.
On Sunday, a passenger in the second balloon captured numerous images and videos of the trip.
'I was in the balloon. It didn't fall,' Priscila Vasconcellos she wrote on social media.
'It just landed in an unexpected place. The crew kept us safe and provided all assistance.'
Another passenger, Linda Morena, took to social media to commend the pilot for landing the balloon safely.
'I was there, the balloon didn't fall, no one was hurt,' she wrote.
'We just made the landing there intentionally and preserving safety for various reasons of weather. We weren't out of control.'
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The incident took place than 24 hours after eight people were killed and 13 were injured when hot-air balloon caught fire in the state of Santa Catarina
Voe Pancas, the company that owns the balloon, said in a statement that it did not fall but that it 'landed in a difficult-to-access location'
Just a week earlier, a hot-air balloon crashed in the state of São Paulo, killing a 27-year-old pregnant passenger and injuring 11 others.
Video footage showed the balloon beginning to lose altitude while a second clip showed it violently crashing into a wooded area.
The victim and her husband had recently married and took the balloon ride to celebrate Valentine's Day, which is celebrated in Brazil on June 12.
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