Eight reported to have died in Brazil due to the hot air balloon crash.
Confirming the news of his heartbreaking death, Jorginho Mello, the governor of Santa Catarina state, today (June 21) made it clear on his social media.
On Twitter he wrote, Preliminary information shows that there were 22 people on board. At this stage, we have already confirmed eight deaths, two survivors were saved alive.
The other passengers are said to still be in search by rescuers in Praia Grande, the second-most populated in the country and at the Brazilian coast of the Sao Paulo State.
Since that time, the survivors were brought down to 13.
Mello wrote in a follow-on tweet made soon after the first post: “Accident update: 21 people on board: 8 deaths, 13 alive.”
We are still giving full assistance to families and victims through our teams.
And we are watching the situation, he said.
Atualização do acidente:
21 pessoas a bordo – 8 vítimas fatais, 13 sobreviventes.
Nossas equipes seguem prestando todo apoio necessário às famílias e vítimas.
Continuamos acompanhando a situação.
— Jorginho Mello (@jorginhomello) June 21, 2025
Reuters noted that the surviving ones were taken to the local hospitals to receive necessary medical attention.
Authorities have had their say on the subject too. According to the statement, asserted, the Santa Catarina Military Fire Department (CBMSC) is already attending to an accident of a balloon in the municipality of Praia Grande, in the south of the state, which occurred this morning, Saturday, June 21.
The company reports 4 fatalities on the spot and the rest of the victims are treated, sought and examined by our search teams.
NOW – Hot air balloon crashed in Praia Grande, Brazil.pic.twitter.com/a0BveukfAU
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) June 21, 2025
Online clip claims the balloon on the air and burning down. The basket and the occupants in it that are also on fire fall to the ground after completely deflating.
It has been just a few days since the last week when there was a hot air balloon accident in Turkey and one person died with 19 others being left injured.
The pilot then died having become trapped under the basket, said the provincial governor Mehmet Ali Kumbuzoglu.
Otherwhere, Nermin Yildirim Kara, an MP of province of Hatay tweeted, according to LBC: “May god bless our now-deceased colleague, and a quick recovery to the injured, in the air balloon explosion in the Ihlara Valley of the province of Aksaray.”
A sudden change in the wind conditions is reported, which led the balloon to fall in trouble.