Chinese nut-picker survives 200-mile journey in escaped hydrogen balloon
by Associated Press in Beijing from World news | The Guardian on (#63D1X)
Man spent two days aloft after balloon he was using to harvest pine nuts became untethered
A man has been found safe after he spent two days aloft in a hydrogen balloon that became untethered while he was using it to harvest pine nuts from a tree, according to Chinese state media.
The man, identified only by his surname, Hu, and a partner were collecting pine nuts on Sunday in a forest park in Heilongjiang province in north-east China when they lost control and the balloon sailed off on a 200-mile journey.
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