Sometimes, it seems like the most incredible people die in the most heartbreaking of ways. Yesterday, Frenchman Tancrède Melet, 32, an experienced wingsuit pilot, basejumper and inspiration to the working man, died as he was setting up a stunt using hot air balloons. 
 
 According to reports translated from Italian and French news outlets, Melet was with four members of his crew known as the “Flying Frenchies” in the small village of Diois in southeast France. All were anchored in a balloon that was on the ground when the balloon lifted off. Other than Melet, the rest of the crew was able to release their anchors. But Melet was stuck and then suspended some 30 meters in the air. The accident is being investigated but apparently his anchor released and he fell to the ground, dying of trauma. 
 
 Melet lived an incredible life, basejumping off the Italian side of Mount Blanc, and as a “tightrope walker” or slackliner, he would walk between hot air balloons thousands of feet off the ground or between cable cars suspended in mid air. He was also a gifted climber, kayaker, kiter and general lover of the outdoors. His crew were pioneers in the high-lining realm where athletes traverse slacklines between fixed points, often with little to no safety. 
 
 As written on the Flying Frenchies website, Melet worked as an engineer for four years but grew tired of the 9-5 grind. He left to pursue his love of flight and acrobatics. His passion quickly became a full-time endeavor. 
 
 Melet leaves behind his partner, Tiphaine Breillot, and a young child. ||||| 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 was part of a group of pioneering stuntmen who call themselves the “Flying Frenchies” and the “Skyliners.” They are known for their death-defying High-Line walks performed all over the world from mountain peaks to skyscrapers. His team confirmed his death to ABC News. 
 
 Melet and four members of his crew were preparing to perform a stunt with a hot air balloon, when he accidentally fell almost 100 feet and was killed, according to French news outlets. 
 
 On his Facebook page, his fellow “Skyliners” posted a statement saying, “Tancrede Melet, a surprising lover of life, surprised us yesterday morning by leaving us too soon. He leaves behind wonderful memories, a taste of freedom and a head full of dreams.” 
 
 "Nightline" profiled the Flying Frenchies as they attempted to walk between two free-flying hot air balloons thousands of feet in the air above the Spanish plains for an ABC News special that aired in March 2014. Watch our original report HERE: 
 
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 Part 2: ||||| 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. 
 
 Melet's group, a bohemian collective named the "Flying Frenchies," said he died in the Drôme region on Tuesday. 
 
 The father-of-one was a well known base-jumper, wing-suit flyer, and slack-line walker. 
 
 One of the Flying Frenchies' YouTube videos features a member catapulting off a cliff "Angry Birds-style," before releasing his parachute. The video received more than 1 million views. ||||| Get football updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email 
 
 A former Belgium footballer was killed in a freak accident after being struck by lightning as he learned how to surf 
 
 Denis Dasoul, 34, had spells with Standard Liege , Genk and Royal Antwerp and captained Belgium at youth level. 
 
 He retired in 2011 and moved to Melbourne in Australia with girlfriend Pellaers Allison, before visiting Bali last week to fulfil his dream of learning to surf. 
 
 Dasoul paddled out with his instructor on Sunday afternoon - despite grey clouds and light drizzle overhead at the Batu Bolong beach in the Canggu district 
 
 At around 2.15pm horrified witnesses described seeing a massive bolt of lightning unexpectedly tear down from the sky and hit Denis close to the shore. 
 
 The 34-year-old died instantly. 
 
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 An eyewitness said he saw Denis and his instructor in the water as the lightning hit them. 
 
 He said: "They were finishing their session and sitting up on their boards. Both men fell off their boards and sank into the water." 
 
 Locals pulled the two men from water before an ambulance rushed them to hospital at around 2.45pm. 
 
 Police said that they believed Denis was killed instantly after being hit by the lightning. 
 
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 They said that Denis' chest had turned blue and his instructor's left thigh also turned blue, believed to be from bruising. 
 
 Devastated friend Pascal Scime paid tribute to Denis who was always "smiling and joking". 
 
 He said: "Denis was a marvellous person who lived every day like It was the last. 
 
 "He was always smiling and joking. A very nice guy. He was in Bali for holidays with his girlfriend. This is a tragedy." 
 
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 Johannes H. Widya Nainggolan from the North Kuta Police Headquarters said: "It was drizzling and the clouds were pretty dark. 
 
 "The victims were suddenly struck by lightning and died on the spot." 
 
 Dasoul Denis captained the Belgium U18 national team and went on to play for Bregenz in the Austrian Bundesliga as well as for Perugia and and Torres Sassari in Italy. 
 
 He finished playing professionally in 2011 aged 27 and moved to Australia for a new life where he set up home with girlfriend Pellaers, a project manager in Melbourne. 
 
 Former clubs Royal Antwerp and Torres paid tribute, with the latter sending their condolences in a statement. 
 
 "A tragic accident took away a loved one, Denis Andre Dasoul who was only 34 years old. 
 
 "Denis served for Torres in 2010 and 2011 and we are reminded of the great human he was and his professional qualities. To his family we send our most heartfelt condolences from the Torres Sassari club."
– A French extreme sportsman described by the Inertia as an "inspiration to the working man" has died at the age of 32 after a hot air balloon stunt backfired, ABC News reports. Tancrede Melet, part of a daredevil group known as the Flying Frenchies, was setting up the stunt in a small town in southeastern France when the balloon that he and other members of his crew were anchored into lifted off. Melet wasn't able to release his anchor, the site adds, and when it did finally give, he was dangling "at arm's length" from the basket and fell about 100 feet to the ground, NBC News reports. "[Tancrede] Melet, an amazing lover of life, surprised us yesterday morning in us leaving too fast," his teammates posted on his Facebook page Wednesday, noting the stunt was part of an "artistic project." "He leaves behind wonderful memories, a taste of freedom and [a head] full of dreams." Melet, described on various sites as an accomplished climber, tightrope walker, kayaker, BASE jumper, and wingsuiter, didn't start out as a full-time adventurer. He was an engineer for four years before deciding to more fully indulge his adrenaline fix, the Inertia notes, and he literally jumped right into things once he committed himself, performing such stunts as "high-lining" between skyscrapers and cable cars and BASE jumping off of Mont Blanc. "In Love with circus and acrobatic performance, he was the leader of the … Flying Frenchies with whom he pushed the limits," his colleagues wrote on Facebook. Melet leaves behind his partner, Tiphaine Breillot, and his young child, Leonie, they add.