A man has plunged to his death after falling from a hot air balloon.

His body was discovered in a field near the sleepy village of Wisborough Green in West Sussex at 1.50pm today.

The man was first reported to have fallen from the hot air balloon at 9.20am, sparking a huge four-hour search.

It is understood he was part of a group on a balloon flight from Billingshurst to Dunsfold.

The man is yet to be formally identified but his death is not being treated as suspicious.