This will make you think twice about proposing on a hot air balloon!

This will make you think twice about proposing on a hot air balloon!

You might want to keep your surprise proposal on the ground... it's way safer, trust us!
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Hot air balloon
Jacques Breedt

Imagine floating in the air and your partner gives you the surprise of your life. You're over the moon with excitement, but quickly that bubble bursts and you head for the ground at almost 100km/hr!

That's what happened when 10 passengers were enjoying a hot air balloon ride in Edmonton, Alberta when Jeffery Scott recorded the moment the balloon crashed just after Christine Peters and Stephen Martin got engaged.

One minute everyone was happy and elated, the next they all feared for their lives when the balloon plummeted and got caught in a tree, where the pilot fired the burner to break free.

Take a look:

In case proposing in a hot air balloon was on you bucket list, you might want to think twice about that?

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