A garden chair with a view…

Monday 16 July 2012 01:12 BST

Oregon gas station owner Kent Couch and Iraqi adventurer Fareed Lafta lift off as they attempt to fly some 360 miles to Montana (AP)

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A petrol station owner and an Iraqi adventurer trying to fly 360 miles from Oregon to Montana in garden chairs suspended from helium-filled party balloons had to abort their flight because of thunderstorms.

Kent Couch and Fareed Lafta were seven hours into the journey when they were forced down near a reservoir about 30 miles east of their start point.

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