Overview
- The balloon contacted electrical lines during a sightseeing flight over the Valley of Teotihuacán, causing loss of control and a crash.
- AFAC identified the aircraft as XA-OZY, operated by Happy Puerto, and announced an administrative investigation into the incident.
- The craft came down near a soccer field on Cruz de la Misión in San Lorenzo Tlalmimilolpan, and a short circuit cut power to nearby residents as police and civil protection responded.
- The injured were named as British tourists Clare Wolstenholme, 43, and Nicholas Wright, 49, who suffered electric shocks and impacts.
- Local medics provided initial care, with AFAC reporting the pair were taken to a private hospital in Mexico City as authorities continue on‑scene fact‑gathering.