Man falls from the basket of a hot air balloon after it caught on fire in Zacatecas, Mexico.

an falls from the basket of a hot air balloon after it caught on fire in Zacatecas, Mexico.

The man was seen hanging onto a rope as the balloon continued to go higher in the sky.

The incident unfolded when the basket caught fire on the ground. In a final act of selflessness, the man was able to help the other two escape, but he unfortunately got tangled in the rope.

Still tangled, the hot air balloon began to rise into the sky.

The man, who sadly fell to his de*th, was identified as 40-year-old Luicio "N," according to police.

"I regret to inform you that during the First Balloon Festival, part of the Enrique Estrada 2025 Fair organized by the city council of this municipality, a person lost their life after an unfortunate incident while aboard a hot air balloon," said Secretary General Rodrigo Reyes Mugüerza.

RIP.