Man arrested after trying to cross the Atlantic in human hamster wheel, officers say

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. (Grey Information) – A singular contraption that washed up on a Florida seashore revealed a weird story of an arrest, officers stated.

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Workplace posted photos on X of a floating, human-sized hamster wheel that washed ashore.

Flagler County is simply north of Daytona Seaside on the east coast of Florida.

Deputies responded to the decision concerning the unusual, deserted object. Nonetheless, native reviews reveal extra to the story.

In keeping with a report from WOFL, officers had beforehand been in a standoff with a person contained in the hamster wheel for a number of days within the ocean, however he refused to come back to shore.

The person contained in the hamster wheel was recognized as Ray “Reza” Baluchi.

Officers first noticed him roughly 70 nautical miles east of Tybee Island, Georgia.

USA Today reviews that Baluchi advised the U.S. Coast Guard that he was trying to sail throughout the Atlantic Ocean to London within the contraption.

WOFL reviews that Baluchi was first noticed by the Coast Guard on Aug. 26 however couldn’t get him to cooperate to come back out of the hamster wheel as a result of he was armed with weapons and threatened to hurt himself.

It wasn’t till Aug. 29 that officers have been capable of get Baluchi out of the vessel safely and convey him to shore, WOFL reviews.

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Workplace stated he was secure and unhurt.

Baluchi was charged with obstruction of boarding and violation of a captain of the port order, in accordance with a legal criticism obtained by WOFL.

In keeping with the Daytona News-Journal, Baluchi made an identical try and cross the Atlantic Ocean in 2014 when he was rescued by the Coast Guard in one other home made contraption. He made one other try in 2021.

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