UPDATE: (6:15 EST) @CNN “Colorado Sheriff says boy was found in box in garage attic.”
UPDATE: (5:28 EST) Officials saying the basket was seen seen falling! No reports as to whether or not boy was inside.
UPDATE: (4:55 EST) @amyCNN “Reports: basket attached to the balloon is missing.”
If you visit Twitter right now, you’ll see #SaveBalloonBoy trending. Don’t know the story? Well here’s a quick summary:
Reportedly, six year old Falcon Heene entered his father’s homemade aircraft in Colorado and let it loose, taking authorities two and a half hours to chase it down. The mylar aircraft, over 20 feet wide and filled with helium, eventually brought itself to a halt in an open corn field. From there authorities discovered that there was no child inside.
So where is Falcon? Was he really in the balloon to being with? Some are saying this is a publicity stunt planned by his risk-taking family, who also happened to be featured on ABC’s Wife Swap. Or perhaps we should look at Falcon’s 8 year old brother, who reported seeing Falcon enter the aircraft. Was he being truthful?
Regardless, I have to wonder why the parents seem to be so clueless as to where their son is.
Visit the Huffington Post story for more details.
Photo from CNN.com
Photo from CNN.com
