An extreme athlete died after falling 100 feet from a hot air balloon while performing a stunt as part of an art project in France. Tancrede Melet was dangling "at arm's length" from the basket of the balloon just before he plummeted to the ground. Melet's group, a bohemian collective named the "Flying Frenchies," a well known base-jumper, wing-suit flyer, and slack-line walker.