Balloon Priest

Father Adelir de Carli is seen in this file photo from January 2008 during preparations for a balloon flight in Brazil's southern Parana state. De Carli , a Roman Catholic priest has gone missing over the Atlantic Ocean off the southern coast of Brazil during a new flight as winds blew him off course. de Carli lifted off from the port city of Paranagua on Sunday with 1,000 helium baloons, equipped with a parachute, thermal suit, satellite phone and a GPS device. A sea and air rescue operation is under way after he lost contact with port authority officials late on Sunday.(Australfoto)

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Father Adelir de Carli is seen in this file photo from January 2008 during preparations for a balloon flight in Brazil's southern Parana state. De Carli , a Roman Catholic priest has gone missing over the Atlantic Ocean off the southern coast of Brazil during a new flight as winds blew him off course. de Carli lifted off from the port city of Paranagua on Sunday with 1,000 helium baloons, equipped with a parachute, thermal suit, satellite phone and a GPS device. A sea and air rescue operation is under way after he lost contact with port authority officials late on Sunday.(Australfoto)

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