NEW : ' Ristaino was an ` ` accomplished balloon pilot , '' friend and fellow balloonist says . Ristaino 's body was found Monday , the Ben Hill County sheriff says . He went missing Friday after his hot air balloon was pulled into a ditch . But when he broke through the clouds , he said , ' I see trees , ' and that 's the last thing they heard . '' Five people who went up with him jumped and are safe .
NEW : ' Ristaino was an ` ` accomplished balloon pilot , '' friend and fellow balloonist says . Ristaino 's body was found Monday , the Ben Hill County sheriff says . He went missing Friday after his hot air balloon was pulled into a ditch . Five people who went up with him jumped and are safe .