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"Missing, the Brazilian priest who floated off under hundreds of helium party balloons"

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Missing, the Brazilian priest who floated off under hundreds of helium party balloons

A Roman Catholic priest who floated off under hundreds of helium party balloons is missing off the southern coast of Brazil.

Rescuers in helicopters and small fishing boats were searching off the coast of Santa Catarina state, where pieces of balloons were found.

The Rev Adelir Antonio de Carli lifted off from the port city of Paranagua on Sunday afternoon, wearing a helmet, thermal suit and a parachute.

The smiling 41-year-old priest was strapped to a seat attached to a huge column green, red, white and yellow balloons, and soared into the air to the cheers of a crowd.

He was reported missing about eight hours later after losing contact with port authority officials.

The priest wanted to break a 19-hour record for the most hours flying with balloons to raise money for a spiritual rest-stop for truckers in Paranagua, Brazil's second-largest port for agricultural products.

Some American adventurers have used helium balloons to emulate Larry Walters - who in 1982 rose three miles above Los Angeles in a lawn chair lifted by balloons.

The priest soared to an altitude of 20,000 feet then descended to about 8,200 feet for his planned flight to the city of Dourados, 465 miles north-west of his parish.

But winds pushed him in another direction, and Carli was some 30 miles off the coast when he last contacted Paranagua's port authority.

Carli had a GPS device, a satellite phone, and a buoyant chair and is an experienced skydiver, said the treasurer of his Sao Cristovao parish, Denise Gallas.

"We are absolutely confident he will be found alive and well, floating somewhere in the ocean," she said.

"He knew what he was doing and was fully prepared for any kind of mishap."

Posted: April 22, 2008 at 3:10 pm


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  1. #1 - AIM says – reply to this

    Aww..sucks for him…..

  2. #2 - KT says – reply to this

    what an idiot

  3. #3 - Cee says – reply to this

    1st
    dumb bastard went to go see god. toooo funny.

  4. #4 - KRISTYN CHICAGO says – reply to this

    OMG

    FIND HIM!!!!!

    HOW SCARY

  5. #5 - nerd says – reply to this

    whoa!

  6. #6 - omg says – reply to this

    FIRSTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

  7. #7 - ahaha ha says – reply to this

    ahah aha ha ha ha

  8. #8 - Jess says – reply to this

    People crack me up

  9. #9 - brittt says – reply to this

    Well, that'd suck.

  10. #10 - Marco S says – reply to this

    First!

  11. #11 - Dumbass says – reply to this

    Re: Cee – Don't be an ASSHOLE.

  12. #12 - gad says – reply to this

    gadfsadfFIRST!!gdafdsf;ljk

  13. #13 - Brooke says – reply to this

    Dumbass.

  14. #14 - Chicca says – reply to this

    Poor man!!

  15. #15 - c1 says – reply to this

    Oh… I hope he's fine!
    :(

  16. #16 - val says – reply to this

    poor bloke

  17. #17 - karly says – reply to this

    poor guy :-( FIRST!

  18. #18 - BETTY says – reply to this

    this sucks

  19. #19 - NIKKI says – reply to this

    FIRST????????????

  20. #20 - Amanda says – reply to this

    just like in that movie danny deckchair!!!

  21. #21 - moi! says – reply to this

    lol i love balloons!!! i wanna try that

  22. #22 - ross says – reply to this

    i so wanna try that

  23. #23 - laura says – reply to this

    firsttt!

  24. #24 - f says – reply to this

    FIRST!

  25. #25 - poopoo says – reply to this

    FIRSTTT

  26. #26 - NESSSA says – reply to this

    FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHA…but then it gets kinda sad

  27. #27 - katieeeee says – reply to this

    cool dude.

  28. #28 - Emmy says – reply to this

    scary

  29. #29 - ana says – reply to this

    STUPID

  30. #30 - dksfj;dklsjf says – reply to this

    how sad.

  31. #31 - s says – reply to this

    what a flippin idiot

  32. #32 - Z says – reply to this

    crazy ass!!!
    first!

  33. #33 - Mariam says – reply to this

    maybe he made it to heaven

  34. #34 - Up, up and away! says – reply to this

    I hope he's found safely! I don't think this was a very good idea though…in retrospect! Oh well. They say he has experience as a skydiver, but they didn't mention if he was wearing a parachute–hopefully he was!

  35. #35 - wtf? says – reply to this

    LMAO

  36. #36 - elle says – reply to this

    first bitches!

  37. #37 - nemie_rock says – reply to this

    He's probably off fucking little boys.

  38. #38 - Christina C. says – reply to this

    YAY BALLOONS! FIRST?

  39. #39 - princess says – reply to this

    that's sad!

  40. #40 - amy says – reply to this

    first!

  41. #41 - haha says – reply to this

    hahaha thats so funny a priest floating away he's probably dead now

  42. #42 - Jennifer says – reply to this

    That really sucks..

  43. #43 - phi mu says – reply to this

    aww poor baby :(

  44. #44 - Dizzy Izzy says – reply to this

    I wish the guy the best. I hope this doesn't make the Darwin awards.

  45. #45 - BB says – reply to this

    *-*wow 1st*-*

  46. #46 - ALANNNNN says – reply to this

    FIRST BITCHES AND HOES

  47. #47 - meeeeeeeeeeeeee says – reply to this

    poor guy!!! he's probably dead..omg thats so bad to say

  48. #48 - ANDY27 says – reply to this

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  49. #49 - Robster says – reply to this

    lol idiot.

  50. #50 - krissssten says – reply to this

    DoucheCock

  51. #51 - flyaway says – reply to this

    WOAHHHHHH
    FIND THAT PRIEST!!!!!

  52. #52 - Claudia says – reply to this

    How sad!

  53. #53 - Jasmine says – reply to this

    i hope hes found alive and well but for some reason this seems just a tad funny haha

  54. #54 - amber says – reply to this

    bitch it dead.

    first?

  55. #55 - weqq says – reply to this

    first!wow just wow

  56. #56 - Katie says – reply to this

    First comment , SWEET!
    Thats effing bizarre btw.

  57. #57 - THE COOLIEST says – reply to this

    that is so sad but so awesome at the same time.

  58. #58 - ladylindsay says – reply to this

    What an idiot.

  59. #59 - Brazilian Guy says – reply to this

    Foda Voce, Ianques Sujo pedacos da merda

  60. #60 - iappy says – reply to this

    first!

  61. #61 - is it bad says – reply to this

    that this made me giggle???

  62. #62 - CM says – reply to this

    Too bad it wasn't Eric the midget!

  63. #63 - chinye says – reply to this

    LOL

    no but seriously, i hope hes ok

    …but i lold

  64. #64 - ll says – reply to this

    i dont get it like shouldnt he have carried a knife with him or couldnt they have tied a string on him but this has already been done Mythbusters

  65. #65 - vini says – reply to this

    HES NOT BRAZILLIAN

  66. #66 - Candy says – reply to this

    I have mixed emotions. Not sure if I should be laughing or be sad about this.

  67. #67 - The Druken Russian says – reply to this

    R.I.P dude, he's likely DEAD!!

  68. #68 - ro says – reply to this

    perez, what's up with Lebanese Lohan, we need to know, I've never know fox news to report mush before you baby, wuz up with that?

  69. #69 - Robibnikoff says – reply to this

    Give that man a Darwin award!

  70. #70 - eric_lomori88@sbcglobal.net says – reply to this

    WTF

  71. #71 - lizzi says – reply to this

    what a shame, but he knew what to expect so,, no one to blame but himself.. :/

  72. #72 - mamma says – reply to this

    Is it just me or does he kind of look like George W. in the first picture?

  73. #73 - mmm says – reply to this


    HA HA HA
    HA HA HA
    HA HA HA
    HA
    HA
    HA
    .
    .
    MORON
    .
    .
    .
    HA
    HA
    HA

  74. #74 - Pulitzer says – reply to this

    Re: nemie_rock – That's one of the stupidest things that could ever have been said about this unfortunate matter. Grow up.

  75. #75 - PLift says – reply to this

    Re: mamma – I thought the exact same thing.

  76. #76 - Erik says – reply to this

    Guess there is no god. :) Ha Ha!

  77. #77 - Munche says – reply to this

    I thought it was tommy lee jones at first!!

  78. #78 - G-GIRL says – reply to this

    WAS HE WEARING A PARACHUTE JUST IN CASE OF A MISHAP???? THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SMART THING TO DO…..

  79. #79 - ixz says – reply to this

    Doesn't the church take enough money from the 'offering plate' to build a fucking 'spiritual rest stop'?

  80. #80 - ali says – reply to this

    what a tool

  81. #81 - yule says – reply to this

    funny but i think he's dead

  82. #82 - dfd says – reply to this

    dsfgsdfsdfsdfsdffsfsfsfdfsdfsfsdf

  83. #83 - Larissa says – reply to this

    Hello, I'm Brazilian. The Rev Adelir Antonio de Carli lived in a city very close to mine. Here in Brazil, we're all shocked with the fact, at home too. Hope his body can be found soon.
    That's very sad.
    Kisses, Perez.

  84. #84 - alexandra says – reply to this

    i love how people are like the 70th commenter
    and there like FIRST!!!!!!!! FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    PLEASE JUST SHUT UUUUUUUUUUUUUUPPPPPP!

  85. #85 - white trash says – reply to this

    Maybe this was his plan. Or maybe he landed on young boy's island and never wants to leave??

  86. #86 - Hottie says – reply to this

    Wtf is he thinking pulling off this stunt……………hes like 78787 years old and is a preist serously wut a duche

  87. #87 - Sandra says – reply to this

    Some of the posters here are REALLY INSENSITIVE!!!
    Let's see YOU try that for a good cause!
    You'd have to grow up first…

    Let's pray he's found soon…

  88. #88 - Obnoxious Joe says – reply to this

    He's probably gone to his fantasy god in the skies.

  89. #89 - Michelle says – reply to this

    straight to heaven

  90. #90 - mjn says – reply to this

    Re: mamma – I though it was Dubya too!! Couldn't figure out what he was up to know til I read the article!

  91. #91 - Michelle says – reply to this

    thats the quickest way to heaven

  92. #92 - XtraLarge says – reply to this

    What a dumbass.

  93. #93 - jeff says – reply to this

    It's a shame Madonna wasn't sitting on his lap at the time

  94. #94 - mjn says – reply to this

    Re: Hottie – At least he (possibly) met his fate doing good for others, unlike you …"Hottie" (hehehehhehe, soooo sure!!) I am pretty sure he knew how to spell, most people have learned this by the ripe age of 41. Lastly, do you even KNOW what a douche is??????

  95. #95 - Moniiiique says – reply to this

    He was my relative!!
    ;thank god our intelligence DIDN'T come from the same gens.
    What a stupid guy!!!
    paoksdpaoksdpoaksdpoks
    creepy story
    :~~
    I bet he's in a better place,
    or not! (6) HEHE

  96. #96 - mariecp says – reply to this

    sad…trully sad

  97. #97 - lana says – reply to this

    people go crazy when they get old

  98. #98 - Dick Cheheheney says – reply to this

    He is trying to find God! Its going to be a long search!

  99. #99 - arepita says – reply to this

    Oh no! Don't be cruel, people, this is a human being who was just trying to do some good for the community! :( I hope they find him soon!!

  100. #100 - Kaye says – reply to this

    PEOPLE JAMIE AND ADAM SAID NOT TO TRY THIS AT HOME! This guy apparently didn't listen after watching Mythbusters.

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