Juan Palacios
Fight led to balloon crash that killed French deputy consul in Turkey's Cappadocia, passenger says
A balloon accident in the touristic region of Cappadocia that resulted in the death of France's deputy consul to Istanbul on April 9 occurred due to a fight between a passenger and the pilot, according to one of the survivors.
French mission in Turkey mourns colleague killed in balloon accident in Cappadocia
The French diplomatic mission in Turkey is mourning the death of Deputy Consul Vincent Caumontat, who was killed in a hot air balloon accident in the touristic area of Cappadocia in Central Anatolia on April 9.
"This tragic loss has shaken us," said Bertrand Buchwalter, the French consul general to Istanbul, after a ceremony at the consulate building on April 10.