Tancrède Melet died, according to a post on Facebook by his "Flying Frenchies" teammates, on Jan. 5 in the southern French village of Diois. Watch: Daredevils walk tightrope 1,200 feet high in ...

— -- Frenchman Tancrede Melet, an expert slackliner, base jumper and wing-suitor, died Tuesday while preparing to perform a hot air balloon stunt in southern France. The 32-year-old daredevil ...

A Frenchman known for his gasp-inducing stunts died while preparing for a daring performance on a hot air balloon. Tancrede Melet plummeted roughly 100 feet on Tuesday while meeting in the French ...

Tancrede Melet, 32, was dangling "at arm's length" from the basket of the balloon just before he plummeted to the ground, according to the group of stuntmen that he led.

Frenchman Tancrede Melet, an expert slackliner, BASE jumper and wing-suiter, was part of a group of stuntmen known as the “Flying Frenchies” and “Skyliners,” according to ABC News.

Tancrede Melet, a slackliner, jumper and wingsuiter from France, accidentally fell more than 100ft to his death while getting ready to perform with a hot air balloon.

Tancrede Melet, a skyliner, BASE jumper and wingsuiter, fell accidently while taking part in an artistic project while preparing for the tricky stunt in Drome, southern France on Tuesday.

Melet was performing stunts on a hot air ballon when he plunged 100 feet to his death. He was 32 years old. Extreme athlete Tancrède Melet dead after falling from hot air balloon ...

Tancrède Melet, highliner, rock-climber and circus performer, died on January 5th, aged 32. Try for free. Enterprise. Log in Menu. Skip to content. Try for free. Enterprise.

Tancrede Melet left an engineering job to pursue his “quest of freedom”. Picture: Facebook The extreme sports world paid tribute to the much-loved star, who was hailed a pioneer in his field.

Tancrede Melet, 32, a slackliner, BASE jumper and wingsuiter, fell more than 50ft to his death while getting ready to perform the risky stunt in Drome, southern France on Tuesday.

Tancrede Melet, 32, was dangling “at arm’s length” from the basket of the balloon just before he fell to the ground in the Drôme region, ...