Minyvonne Burke is a senior breaking news reporter for NBC News.
The pilot in January's fatal hot air balloon crash in Eloy, Arizona, had elevated levels of ketamine in his system, according to a report released this week. An autopsy report signed by the Pinal County chief medical examiner on Monday states that 'ketamine was found in the cardiac blood' of Cornelius Van Der Walt.
Van der Walt, 37, was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Three other people were killed. They were identified by police as Chayton Wiescholek, 28, of Union City, Michigan; Kaitlynn Bartom, 28, of Andrews, Indiana; and Atahan Kiliccote, 24, of Cupertino, California. A fifth person was taken to the hospital in critical condition. The report says that Van der Walt did not have a known prescription for ketamine and it wasn’t used in resuscitation efforts at the scene of the crash.
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