I don’t know if you’ve had the news on this afternoon, if not you missed the weirdest, and possibly the most awful story.
Fox News has the latest:
A homemade balloon slowly descended in a Colorado field Thursday, but the fate of a 6-year-old boy believed to be inside was not known, authorities said.
The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside.
The child was identified as Falcon Heene, the son of a Colorado weather-chaser. The boy and his family first appeared on the ABC series “Wife Swap” on Oct. 3, 2008 and were voted back for the 100th episode of the show, which aired on March 13, 2009.
Police in Colorado were performing a ground search for the boy.
Cathy Davis of the Larimer County Sheriff’s Department told reporters the balloon was owned by the boy’s parents and tethered behind the family’s home. She said two sons were playing outside when the older boy saw the younger one go into a compartment at the bottom of the balloon and fly away. …
My heart goes out to little Falcon and his family. I pray he’s found and that he’s safe.
Update: Here’s video of the Heene brothers. (Content Warning) This probably isn’t going to help the family’s situation.
Update The Boy was found safe at home, in his attic. That’s good news!
Sounds like a modern day Tom Sawyer event.
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We all have small children at work. It had us all on the edge of our seats as we watched.
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I was working while it was on, too. I had trouble concentrating.
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