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Team Jetfire · Jul 6, 2015

So this happened in my city yesterday:

WATCH: 26-year-old Daniel Boria is the man behind the bizarre balloon chair stunt, and even though he spent the night in jail he says it was the most fun he’s ever had. Heather Yourex reports.

CALGARY – Police have laid charges in connection to a dangerous stunt in which a man attempted to parachute into the Calgary Stampede from a homemade balloon chair.

The daredevil was first spotted floating in a green lawn chair attached to over 100 helium balloons in the community of Highwood around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday.

He managed to maneuver the chair south towards the downtown area, where he jumped from his makeshift aircraft, opening a parachute as he plummeted towards the ground below.

The bold balloonist landed in the green space located at Highfield Boulevard S.E. and Ogden Road S.E.

Officers say Daniel Boria suffered a minor injuries, including a rolled ankle, when he landed. He was treated on scene by EMS and arrested.

Police are calling the bizarre incident a “Stampede stunt.”

Boria, 26, was charged with mischief causing danger to life. He has since been released.
Do you think charges should have been laid in the Stampede balloon chair stunt?
Yes, it was a dangerous incident that put public safety at riskYes, but he should be fined and not sent to jail for itNo, it was a harmless prank

The stunt was an attempt to promote the Boria’s Calgary-based company, and was inspired by a Disney film.

“I saw the movie ‘Up’ and I just knew it was a grand slam home run,” says Boria.

He tells Global News he had hoped to land in the middle of the Chuckwagon races, but that it was too windy to manage.

“I was going [up] about 500 to 1,000 feet a minute,” said Boria, who couldn’t specify just how high he got but says he was using oxygen the last few minutes in the air.

“I’d look up, and I’d see the balloons popping. It was loud. It was louder than a shotgun going off. The whole chair would shake.”

He says the stunt was the most fun he’s ever had.

Boria says he even took GoPro video of the flight, but it was confiscated by officials.

“I’d look down through the clouds and there was a WestJet flight right below me… I’m pretty sure it was WestJet.”

Daniel Boria shows footage of his Stampede stunt on a laptop.

Daniel Boria shows footage of his Stampede stunt on a laptop.
Global News / Heather Yourex

Inspector Kyle Grantin says the incident was unlike anything he’d seen before.

“In my 20 years… it’s the craziest thing.”

Police say they do take this kind of stunting seriously, as it put public safety at risk.

“I think on the onset, everybody laughs… but when you sit down and you actually think about it, and you think about what could happen… I don’t think anybody’s gonna laugh if that lawn chair drops on their child or through the window of their car… just to promote his company.”

Transport Canada is investigating.

The lawn chair was later located near High River.
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Looks like fun, but could have gone terribly wrong. Kinda a douche thing to do.

Autovolt 127 · Jul 7, 2015

If it went horribly wrong, then it would be called DOWN.

Cal · Jul 7, 2015

Actually, it would be called SPLAT!

tikgnat · Jul 7, 2015

I think this is hilarious. He had a parachute on, and I'm guessing he's no stranger to stuff like skydiving/base jumping.

But yeah, throw his ass in jail overnight.

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