Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe DURANGO, Mexico, May 6 (UPI) -- A Mexican soldier was carried away by more than patriotism during a ceremony when a gigantic flag snagged on his rifle and carried him 45 feet into the air. Maximiliano Olmedo Ramirez, 35, who was participating in a Labor Day ceremony Friday in Durango, refused to let go of his rifle when it became tangled on the massive flag, which measures 164 feet by 92 feet, and he was lifted to a height of 45 feet. Advertisement Ramirez suffered a broken leg when he came crashing down to the earth, but he is expected to make a full recovery. Video of Ramirez's brief flight was posted to YouTube, where it went viral. Read More Vincent van Gogh's doppelganger turning heads in Brooklyn Georgia mom has misbehaving 10-year-old 'arrested' Family films man chasing camel down Abu Dhabi road Chicago bar defends two-way mirror in women's bathroom stall