http://www.newsfirst5.com/news/runaway-helium-balloon-with-6-year-old-boy-aboard/ Prayers for this poor little boy...
My sister lives out in Ft Collins where he took off. I posted it on her FB to let me know what happens.
Here's hoping it was all a prank... Apparently, it was the older brother that reported he saw his brother climb in.
Indeed. The scary thing is it appears as though there should've been something attached to the bottom, but wasn't...
Story keeps getting weirder... Apparently the boy and his family were on the ABC show 'Wife Swap'. Sniff,sniff. Somethin' ain't right.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091015/ap_on_re_us/us_boy_in_balloon He never left. I blame the parents.
Glad the kid's okay, but damn... How much taxpayer money was spent mobilizing the National Guard, clearing DIA airspace, and getting all those emergency vehicles chasing that balloon?
I'm glad he's okay, but an *** whipping would be on deck. There's no 'time out' for that kind of stupid stuff.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI6UONWCq7A&feature=player_embedded"]YouTube - "Balloon Boy" Falcon Henne Admits: "We Did This For The Show"[/ame]
By now, I'm sure everyone knows this whole thing was a hoax. And, all in an effort to try and land some kind of reality TV show? Are you kidding me?! UFB! Don't know that I necessarily think the parents should do time, but they need to pay for this somehow. Financially of course, but also some kind of community service. And, child services needs to do a serious assessment on the parents abilities to properly care for and raise their kids.