Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Priest carried aloft by helium party balloons disappears over Atlantic Ocean


SAO PAULO, Brazil — Searchers scanned the waters off Brazil's southern Atlantic coast today for a Roman Catholic priest who disappeared after floating into the sky under hundreds of helium party balloons. Rescuers in helicopters and small fishing boats spent a second day seeking signs of the Rev. Adelir Antonio de Carli, said the treasurer of his Sao Cristovao parish, Denise Gallas. Carli lifted off Sunday afternoon from the port city of Paranagua, wearing a helmet, thermal suit and a parachute. More... -Video - Update - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Glenny's