Love WAS in the air: Hot air balloon carrying three men planning to propose to their girlfriends suddenly CRASHES into a tree… so did they say yes?
- A hot air balloon had to be cut from a tree after a crash landing this morning
- Up to 10 passengers were in the craft for the early morning flight at the time
- No one was injured after the crash but it is understood the balloon was destroyed
- Three men had planned romantic proposals while flying across Melbourne
Three romantic proposals ended in disaster on Friday morning after a hot air balloon carrying the lucky couple crash landed into a tree.
The disastrous flight saw the Triple M branded balloon become wedged in a tree near a reserve in Melbourne's Eltham at 7.30am after it ran low on fuel.
Up to 10 people were in the craft at the time but no one was injured in the crash, a Country Fire Authority spokesman said.
Emma Govan and Brendan O’Loughlin (pictured) had just got engaged when the hot balloon crashed into a tree on Friday morning
Brendan O’Loughlin, 29, was one of three blokes who popped the big question during the flight.
Mr O’Loughlin got down one knee inside the basket and asked his girlfriend Emma Govan, 30, to marry him moments before the balloon came crashing down.
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Despite the rough landing, they all said yes.
'I can’t wipe the smile off my face,' Ms Govan told The Herald Sun.
'It’s going to be one to remember.'
Up to 10 people were in the craft at the time but no one was injured in the crash, a Country Fire Authority spokesman said
Changing winds caused the balloon to go off course, Ms Govan said, which was why they had to land in the tight spot.
Commercial ballooning industry spokesman Damian Crock told the Daily Mail the balloon landed safely and it was only the fabric that was caught in the tree.
However, emergency service crews were forced to use a chainsaw to chop the balloon free, ultimately destroying it.
The Daily Mail has contacted the balloon company for comment.
The disastrous flight saw the balloon become wedged in a tree near a reserve in Melbourne's Eltham at 7.30am (pictured)
