Man arrested after flying lawn chair stunt

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Tuesday, July 7, 2015
VIDEO: Man arrested after flying lawn chair stunt
A high-flying promotional stunt in Canada looked like a scene straight from the movie "Up".

Calgary, Alberta (WPVI) -- A high-flying promotional stunt in Canada looked like a scene straight from the movie "Up".

Daniel Boria took off with hundreds of balloons strapped to his lawn chair to promote his cleaning products business.

120, six-foot helium balloons lifted him into the sky over Calgary.

He attached an advertising banner to the back.

The goal was to land in the middle of the Chuckwagon Races, but that didn't pan out.

When Boria reached new heights, the winds were too strong and he had to parachute into a field, where he was arrested.

The businessman claims it was all worth it.

Boria says, "My phone's ringing off the hook and our website almost crashed. Things are going off the hook."

As for the chair, it landed about 40 miles away, where a teen riding her horse spotted it falling from the sky.

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