Story out of Pompano Beach, Florida:
After only two days of an endurance running feat that would have taken him past the Bahamas, Haiti and Cuba afloat in a handcrafted bubble, ultra marathoner Ray "Reza" Baluchi has ended his trek on the advice of authorities.
Ray "Reza" Baluchi left from Pompano Beach on Friday and was picked up Sunday by the U.S. Coast Guard near Fort Pierce, cutting short what was planned to be a five-month journey.
The Coast Guard said a crew saw Baluchi about 7 miles off the coast of Jupiter about 2 a.m. Sunday. The crew followed Baluchi "to ensure his safety and to prevent other vessels from colliding with the hydro pod," a Coast Guard news release said.
Baluchi voluntarily ended the trip and went aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Gannet with his hydro pod in tow, offiicals said.
Baluchi had made a similar attempt in October 2014. The Coast Guard rescued him about 70 miles off St. Augustine. That cost more than $140,000, Coast Guard officials said. Cont.
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