6yr boy, stuck in helium balloon, at 10,000 feet - ABA DSS

**johnnybluedawg** · October 15th, 2009

boy stuck in 20 foot helium balloon,,flying thru sky in colorado,, live on headline news ,,, experimental balloon breaks loose with 6yr inside,,is now floating around denver,, trying to figure out how to get him down now !

**lonster** · October 15th, 2009

My wife would kill me.

**creativegenius** · October 15th, 2009

Who was watching the kid again?

Creative Genius

**lonster** · October 15th, 2009

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Who was watching the kid again?

Creative Genius

LOL whoever it was, they probably didn't want to put the video camera down and lose the shot....

**creativegenius** · October 15th, 2009

Here is a photo:

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**Crystal Dragon** · October 15th, 2009

I wonder if he is having the ride of his life... or if he is scared to death heh

... ohhh yeah... Mom's gonna be P!SSED!!!

**creativegenius** · October 15th, 2009

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(CNN) -- A runaway balloon has touched down in Colorado after a 6-year-old boy untied it from his family home in Fort Collins.

The boy was not inside the helium aircraft when it landed, CNN affiliate KMGH reported.

A sibling saw the boy get into the craft Thursday morning. Officials were concerned that the boy may have fallen out of it, an undersheriff said.

Margie Martinez of the Weld County Sheriff's Office said a sibling saw Falcon Heene climb into the basket before the balloon took off from his parents' Fort Collins, Colorado home. Since the door on the balloon was unlocked, it's possible the boy had fallen out, Martinez said.

The balloon appeared to be a saucer-shaped, Mylar-coated helium balloon, similar to a party balloon. The craft was drifting eastward, authorities said.

The helium balloon was tethered to the boy's family home, the Larimer County Sheriff's Department said. The boy got into the craft Thursday morning and undid the rope anchoring it.

The department said the dome-shaped balloon is 20 feet long and 5 feet high.

"The structure at the bottom of the balloon that the boy is in is made of extremely thin plywood and won't withstand any kind of a crash at all," said Erik Nilsson, Larimer County emergency manager, according to CNN affiliate KMGH.

A dispatcher received a call Thursday morning, and emergency services personnel were contacted, Larimer County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Kathy Davis said.

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**ballenger187** · October 15th, 2009

I smell a rat, there is something fishy going on with all of this, Maybe that's fish I smell.

I think the parents are up to something. Why would you call the news station before 911?

**lonster** · October 15th, 2009

So far it has landed but the child has not been found. Let's just hope he makes it home safe.

**lonster** · October 15th, 2009

***Update***

They have found the boy safe and sound hiding in a box in the garage....

**creativegenius** · October 15th, 2009

I think its safe to say the kid is now 'Grounded'

Creative Genius

**johnnybluedawg** · October 15th, 2009

glad that rumor about him falling out was false ,,

**sierra77** · October 15th, 2009

SOunds like they are trying for publicity, probably want to get in on another reality show, probably havent had much luck since wife swap...

pulpworker · October 15th, 2009

I seen that on the news, geez that thing was moving.

**slowboy** · October 15th, 2009

thanks for the up date glad he is ok

**ballenger187** · October 15th, 2009

i knew this was shady, i called it! did anyone see the rap video the family put together. wow! google it

bat01 · October 15th, 2009

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Originally Posted by johnnybluedawg

glad that rumor about him falling out was false ,,

The boys father is a storm chaser. I saw the episode his family was on of Wife Swap. I wonder what the older kids reason for saying he saw his brother board the balloon and head skyward.

Balloonists Were on 'Wife Swap' with Trumbull Family - Roger Catlin | TV Eye

**Victor Hugo** · October 16th, 2009

Glad He is OK, in the house with His parents.

chachi68 · October 24th, 2009

US balloon mother 'admits hoax'

Court documents suggest Mrs Heene planned the hoax days earlier

The mother of a boy thought to have been swept away in a giant helium balloon has admitted the incident was a hoax, according to court documents. Mayumi Heene apparently told officials she and her husband "knew all along" her son, aged six, was hiding at home.
The papers, which were made public in the United States, also suggest the parents had told their children to lie.
According to the affidavit, Mrs Heene said the plan was to make the Colorado family more marketable to the media.
Six-year-old Falcon's apparent disappearance prompted a major rescue operation as the silver balloon soared through the sky.
It also captivated international audiences as live television pictures followed its course.
Falcon was later found in the garage of his home.
Taste for stardom
The court document says the parents devised the hoax about two weeks earlier.
"She [Mrs Heene] and her husband had instructed their three children to lie to authorities as well as the media regarding this hoax," it continues.

The father, Richard Heene, continues to deny that the balloon emergency was faked.
His lawyer David Lane said he was waiting to see evidence in the case, adding: "allegations are cheap."
The BBC's Rajesh Mirchandani, in Los Angeles, says it is believed that the Heene family - who had already twice appeared in reality TV shows - constructed the elaborate ruse because they were keen on another bid at stardom.
Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden has said he will recommend charges including conspiracy, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and making a false report to authorities.
Some of the most serious charges each carry a maximum sentence of six years in prison and a $500,000 (£305,000) fine.