Thursday, September 19, 2013

What goes up, must come down – sometimes too soon
A balloonist who was attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean using hundreds of helium-filled balloons has landed short of his goal in Newfoundland. Instead of using a conventional hot-air balloon, Jonathan Trappe was using more than 300 helium-filled balloons, like those used in the animated movie "Up." He'd hoped to make history by being the first to use a cluster of helium balloons to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
Trappe posted on his Facebook page that he'd landed safely at an "alternate location" Thursday night.
The North Carolina native launched earlier Thursday from Caribou.
"The Atlantic Ocean has been crossed many times, and in many ways, but never quite like this," the North Carolina native said on his website before his departure.
Trappe, who couldn't be reached immediately for comment, was no stranger to cluster balloons.

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