REVEALED: Arizona hot air balloon pilot had KETAMINE in his blood

The pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed in in January, killing four people aboard, had ketamine in his system - even though he did not have a prescription for the drug.

Cornelius Petrus Jakobus van der Walt, 37, had ketamine levels in his blood above what would be considered impaired for driving, according to an autopsy obtained by USA Today.

While ketamine is legal in Arizona with a prescription to treat mental health issues, the medical examiner noted the pilot, a native, did not have one. The report also recorded that rescue crews did not use the drug when trying to revive him.

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