Six year old boy floats off in a balloon

mookiemookie · 10-15-09, 02:17 PM

Is anyone else watching this? Apparently this kid climbed into a hot air...balloon...craft...thing...and he's now floating over Colorado. They have no idea how to get him down.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33330516/ns/us_news-life/

XabbaRus · 10-15-09, 02:30 PM

Hey you beat me by a minute.

I hope they get him down but the balloon is at 7000ft. Also they say the door wasn't locked so he could have fallen out.

Sorry to say I reckon the poor lad is dead one way or another.

Hope I am wrong.

SteamWake · 10-15-09, 02:58 PM

The balloon has 'landed' unfortunatly the boy was not inside.

His whereabouts are unknown at this time.

BTW it wasent a hot air ballon rather it was a static display not meant to fly and filled with helium.

mookiemookie · 10-15-09, 03:00 PM

No kid makes me start thinking this thing may be a hoax. What better way to get national exposure for your "experimental aircraft" than to pull this sort of thing.

August · 10-15-09, 03:01 PM

I hope this is a hoax or else it means the kid fell out before it landed.

SteamWake · 10-15-09, 03:05 PM

Just read that this balloon was being built by the boys family in their back yard ?!

Also the family had been on the show 'wife swap'

Gets weirder by the minute.

http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-balloo...0,919382.story

SteamWake · 10-15-09, 03:43 PM

and stranger

Here is a video with the boy and his brothers.

XabbaRus · 10-15-09, 03:57 PM

Hmm it is odd. Well let's hope it is a hoax then.

longam · 10-15-09, 03:59 PM

CNN is saying there sending up helicopters for the search, so hmm.

Aramike · 10-15-09, 04:02 PM

Okay, just an aside, the kid's name is "Falcon"...

The irony is a little too thick here...

Spike88 · 10-15-09, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Aramike

Okay, just an aside, the kid's name is "Falcon"...

The irony is a little too thick here...

Maybe he flew out of the balloon.

Zachstar · 10-15-09, 04:29 PM

Based on reports it IS possible that the boy could have been in the basket when the craft lifted off thankfully it would rise slowly because it was not likely designed for that weight and the balloon would have been malformed. Giving the boy a small amount of time to escape.

However if he missed that point either he is hiding in the grass or he is dead. I am praying that the boy is just running around scared thinking he is going to be in serious trouble and will eventually try to go home.

Task Force · 10-15-09, 04:32 PM

where were the parents when this happend I wonder...

Zachstar · 10-15-09, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Task Force

where were the parents when this happend I wonder...

Obviously not close enough to the craft however this is NOT the time to ask that question. There are even some sickos who are saying not 3 hours after the incident that this was murder.

Is the father a little weird? Yes he believes in mars pyramids. Yet that does not make him less of a father. Accidents happen period.

Zachstar · 10-15-09, 05:09 PM

HE IS ALIVE!!!!!

Found inside the very house!!!

Edit: Little ******* hid inside a box in the garage in the attic. I know he was scared but GEEZ!

10-15-09, 02:17 PM	#1
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	Six year old boy floats off in a balloon Is anyone else watching this? Apparently this kid climbed into a hot air...balloon...craft...thing...and he's now floating over Colorado. They have no idea how to get him down. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33330516/ns/us_news-life/ __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

10-15-09, 02:30 PM	#2
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Hey you beat me by a minute. I hope they get him down but the balloon is at 7000ft. Also they say the door wasn't locked so he could have fallen out. Sorry to say I reckon the poor lad is dead one way or another. Hope I am wrong. __________________

10-15-09, 02:58 PM	#3
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	The balloon has 'landed' unfortunatly the boy was not inside. His whereabouts are unknown at this time. BTW it wasent a hot air ballon rather it was a static display not meant to fly and filled with helium. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

10-15-09, 03:00 PM	#4
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	No kid makes me start thinking this thing may be a hoax. What better way to get national exposure for your "experimental aircraft" than to pull this sort of thing. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

10-15-09, 03:01 PM	#5
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I hope this is a hoax or else it means the kid fell out before it landed. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

10-15-09, 03:05 PM	#6
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Just read that this balloon was being built by the boys family in their back yard ?! Also the family had been on the show 'wife swap' Gets weirder by the minute. http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-balloo...0,919382.story __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

10-15-09, 03:43 PM	#7
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	and stranger Here is a video with the boy and his brothers. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

10-15-09, 03:57 PM	#8
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Hmm it is odd. Well let's hope it is a hoax then. __________________

10-15-09, 03:59 PM	#9
longam Admiral Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,014 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	CNN is saying there sending up helicopters for the search, so hmm.

10-15-09, 04:02 PM	#10
Aramike Ocean Warrior Best of SUBSIM Chairman Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 3,207 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	Okay, just an aside, the kid's name is "Falcon"... The irony is a little too thick here...

10-15-09, 04:29 PM	#12
Zachstar Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Shreveport, Louisiana Posts: 1,956 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Based on reports it IS possible that the boy could have been in the basket when the craft lifted off thankfully it would rise slowly because it was not likely designed for that weight and the balloon would have been malformed. Giving the boy a small amount of time to escape. However if he missed that point either he is hiding in the grass or he is dead. I am praying that the boy is just running around scared thinking he is going to be in serious trouble and will eventually try to go home. __________________

10-15-09, 04:32 PM	#13
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	where were the parents when this happend I wonder... __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

10-15-09, 05:09 PM	#15
Zachstar Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Shreveport, Louisiana Posts: 1,956 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	HE IS ALIVE!!!!! Found inside the very house!!! Edit: Little ******* hid inside a box in the garage in the attic. I know he was scared but GEEZ! __________________