On 20 April, 2008, Father Adelir Antonio de Carli floated over the ocean by tying himself up to 1,000 helium-filled balloons with the hopes of raising money for a chapel and wanted to break the 19-hour record for the longest time ballooned up in air 🎈🪂

Upon his new adventure, de Carli carried a GPS tracker and radio so he could inform air traffic control of his position. However, eight hours after taking off, the 41-year-old went off the grid.

Sadly, his body was found months later and DNA tests confirmed that it belonged to the priest in the Atlantic Ocean.