ATLANTERRA, Spain (AP) — There's always next year.
The group sponsoring a Swiss adventurer's attempt at an intercontinental crossing on jet-powered wings says it'll probably try again in 2010.
Yves Rossy was rescued from the wind-swept Atlantic Ocean between Morocco and Spain following a technical malfunction. Rossy took off from Tangiers but vanished after five minutes of what was supposed to be a 15 minute flight. For a good 10 minutes, no one knew where he was.
A sponsor says Rossy is fine and gave the thumbs-up sign through the door of the rescue helicopter. He says Rossy didn't crash; he decided to ditch and was in control of the situation. And he calls Rossy a "man of courage" who will "get up and dust himself off."
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: People look out to sea while waiting for the arrival of Yves Rossy, a daredevil pilot who aimed to go intercontinental, flying from North Africa's tip to Europe's southern fringe in Atlanterra, southern Spain, Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009. Rossy went down in the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday while trying to fly from Morocco to Spain on jet-powered wings Wednesday. A rescue helicopter pulled him from the water and he appeared to be unhurt.
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: In this image from video released by organizers Webtel.mobi, Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy floats near a fishing boat after ditching in the sea Wednesday Nov 25 2009 while trying to fly from Morocco to Spain on jet-powered wings. Rossy took off Wednesday from Tangiers but halfway through an expected 15-minute flight he went down into wind-swept waters. He was rescued by helicopter.
