November 18, 2008
UnAssociated Press
Former presidential candidate-turned-explorer Cutris has apparently made his way by caravan to North Africa, where he found an old WWII German airplane that he "fixed up."
Cutris travelled by similar caravan
Cutris then (according to the U.S. State Department) flew the airplane until it ran out of fuel.
Cutris flies old German airplane
It is at this point that Cutris sent this message, picked up by a U.S. satellite, monitoring transmissions from Libya.
Transcript: "Mayday, mayday, this is Cutris! I'm going down. Fortunately I'm still wearing my protective suit!"
The Cutris crash site caught at impact by Japanese tourists
A group of lost Japanese tourists happened to photograph the crash, and according to Hiroki Mashuita, a man in a "puffy suit" went bouncing away.
Cutris was wearing a protective suit like this one
Cutris is thought to have bounced to an unknown location. No more is known about his whereabouts at this time.
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