Boy flying away in homemade balloon

[Andrew]

so they found him not in a baloon?

i don't think he was innit anyway

 

[Juan Albion]

They haven't found him but now they are saying that at some point there was a kind of box attached to the balloon but that it isn't there any more. They are worried he was in that and that at some point it came off.

It is certainly worrying that they haven't found him yet because they have been searching the neighbourhood for a good three hours now.

 

[Juan Albion]

Authorities are searching a specific area in Larimer County for a box that was attached to the bottom of an experimental aircraft that took off from a Fort Collins home with a 6-year-old boy inside after a sheriff's deputy thought he saw something fall in that area.

The Larimer County Sheriff's deputy thought he saw something fall in the area around County Road 41 and County Road 28.

The homemade aircraft made an apparent soft landing northeast of Denver International Airport on Thursday afternoon, but rescue crews found no sign of the boy when they reached the aircraft.

A spokesperson with Fort Collins Police said, "This balloon was never meant to actually carry anybody. It was just a family project they were working on. The little compartment where their son is in is very small and it's not attached very well."

 

[coventrygull]

Looks like some little boy is in big trouble

 

[Juan Albion]

Yup, found him hiding in a box in the garage. Alive and well, but in for a spanking when the cameras aren't looking.

 

[coventrygull]

At least he is safe and wasn't in that ballon. Made me feel quite sick when I first heard about it

 

[patchamalbion]

what a joke,he is in for one hell of a telling off

 

[patchamalbion]

Yup, found him hiding in a box in the garage. Alive and well, but in for a spanking when the cameras aren't looking.

didnt the police say they had made TWO thurough checks of the house?

 

[The Wizard]

Someone is going to be on the end of a serious spanking.

Why do I get the feeling this may have been a set up?

 

[Bry Nylon]

Mods:
Can you change the title of this thread from "Boy flying away in homemade balloon" to "Boy hiding in a box in garage" please.

 

[coventrygull]

Someone is going to be on the end of a serious spanking.

Why do I get the feeling this may have been a set up?

Because they are yanks

 

[auschr]

this American imperialist jr steals all the attention while little boys and girls are dying and going missing every minute. I guess they are not news worthy.

 

[Scoffers]

just shows you how the 24/7 worldwide media juggernaut works these days. incredible really

 

[Ecosse Exile]

didnt the police say they had made TWO thurough checks of the house?

Someone is going to be on the end of a serious spanking.

Enus you dipstick

 

[Juan Albion]

Now they say the box was in the attic. So he did get to a slightly higher elevation.

 

[SNOOBS]

Fairplay to the lad, I'd be quite proud to think I had made the headline news all over the world

 

[beardy gull]

Publicity stunt/hoax? Apparantly the kid blurted out during alive interview with cnn "you said we did this for a show". Hefty bill heading the families way I would guess.

 

[Nibble]

I've gotta say I'm slightly disappointed, I was hoping he had made a flight. For some reason the thought of a child accidently floating away thousands of feet in the air seems to have been met with a degree of gravity, excuse the pun, whereas I found it hilarious. The thought of that little yank idiot soaring away in a panic made me chuckle. Is it me?

 

[siclean]

Dont worry hes back, brought couple friends with him, that he met along the way!!!!!

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

and all of this has nothing to do with the Dad looking for publicity and funding for his various of flying projects?