random story ever.... boy floating in balloon

I just saw this on Yahoo and thought to share this story, definetly the most random story ever.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – A 6-year-old boy climbed into a homemade balloon aircraft in Colorado and floated away Thursday, forcing officials to scramble to figure out how to rescue the boy as the balloon hurtled through the air. 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 balloon rotated slowly in the wind, tipping precariously at times.

Cathy Davis of the Larimer County Sheriff's Department told CNN the balloon was owned by the boy's parents.

"We'll just have to respond the best we can," Davis said. "This is a first and we'll do what we need to do."

The Colorado Army National Guard was preparing to launch an OH-58 Kiowa helicopter to help in the response effort, said Capt. Michael Odgers. It wasn't immediately clear what role the helicopter would play.

FAA spokesman Mike Fergus said the agency has been notified and it was unclear whether traffic controllers had picked it up on radar.

Larimer County sheriff's spokeswoman Eloise Campanella said the device had the potential to rise to 10,000 feet. Sheriff's officials last saw the device floating south of Milliken, which is about 40 miles north of Denver.

"We were sitting eating, out looking where they normally shoot off hot air balloons. My husband said he saw something. It went over our rooftop. Then we saw the big round balloonish thing, it was spinning," said neighbor Lisa Eklund.

Additional details about the child and the balloon were not immediately available.

"By the time I saw it, it traveled pretty fast," Eklund said.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – A homemade balloon aircraft landed in a Colorado field but there was no sign of the 6-year-old boy believed to be inside. Rescue crews surrounded the balloon that landed Thursday afternoon in a field after two hours in the air.

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.

WOW SO THEY DONT KNOW WHERE THE BOY IS ? HOPE HES OK

Just read he was in some kind of basket they can't find the basket.


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They found him in the attic.


WTF is with the homemade balloon though?

AKScuba wrote:They found him in the attic.


WTF is with the homemade balloon though?

Distant relatives of the Wright Brother Orvile always had the dream of flying on air!!!!!!




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glad the story had a happy ending. the boy was in the attack hiding the whole time.

MissRiss wrote:glad the story had a happy ending. the boy was in the attack hiding the whole time.

Is this really a happy ending???Why was the kid hiding in the attic????What was he afraid of????These are the questions we must ask!!!!


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