A man spent two days aloft in a hydrogen balloon after it became untethered and flew away while he was using it to harvest pine nuts from a tree. Credit: SUBMITTED PHOTO

Chinese state media say a man has been found safe after he spent two days aloft in a hydrogen balloon, traveling about 200 miles after it became untethered and flew away while he was using it to harvest pine nuts from a tree.

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