The rescue of a Florida man who set off in a human-powered bubble to Bermuda cost authorities $144,000.
WFLA reports the Coast Guard warned long-distance runner Reza Baluchi on his satellite phone that the journey was risky and there was no guarantee they'd be able to help if he ran into trouble.
Baluchi replied that he was continuing anyway.
Coast Guard officials used a radar and camera that can see through pitch darkness to later locate the man. A chopper lowered a rescue swimmer into the water and found Baluchi lying down inside his bubble.
His goal had been to travel more than a thousand miles to raise money for charity.
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