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10-15-2009, 03:58 PM
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6 year old missing after homemade balloon takes flight
A homemade balloon that was untethered Thursday by a 6-year-old boy from his parents' Colorado home was empty when it landed, authorities said.
The balloon landed south of Prospect Springs, Colorado, on Thursday afternoon. The balloon landed south of Prospect Springs, Colorado, on Thursday afternoon. The fate of the boy, identified as Falcon Heene, was unclear Thursday after the balloon traveled from Fort Collins to south of Prospect Springs, near Colorado Springs. A sibling said he saw the boy get into the craft Thursday morning, raising concerns that the boy may have fallen out of it, authorities said earlier. "At this point, we are thinking that he did not fall out of the balloon and is somewhere on the ground," Larimer County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Eloise Campanella said. "The basket itself was not breached. It does not look like he fell out of it, but again, this is all conjecture." Campanella said authorities are searching the neighborhood for the boy. "I'm very confident we will find him. I think it's a matter of him being a little scared," she said. "Maybe he's not ready to be found." Falcon's parents, science enthusiasts Richard and Mayumi Heene, were featured on the 100th episode of ABC's prime-time program "Wife Swap" in March, ABC said. According to the network's Web site, the Heene family "devote[s] their time to scientific experiments that include looking for extraterrestrials and building a research-gathering flying saucer to send into the eye of the storm." The balloon appeared to be a saucer-shaped, Mylar-coated helium balloon, similar to a party balloon. The helium balloon had been tethered to the boy's family home, the Larimer County Sheriff's Department said. The boy got into the craft Thursday morning and undid the rope anchoring it. The department said the dome-shaped balloon is 20 feet long and 5 feet high. A dispatcher received a call Thursday morning, and emergency services personnel were contacted, Larimer County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Kathy Davis said. 6-year-old boy missing after balloon lands in Colorado - CNN.com |
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10-15-2009, 04:13 PM
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10-15-2009, 05:22 PM
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I hope the kid is alright. That will make for one helluva story when he is older.
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10-15-2009, 05:25 PM
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they had this on the news stations here live for 2.5 hours following the balloon by helicopter , it actually landed relatively close to where I live.
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10-15-2009, 05:33 PM
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10-15-2009, 05:36 PM
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This has become one of the biggest news stories this year. Still waiting on the outcome...
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10-15-2009, 05:37 PM
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it was so anti-climatic too, it landed nice and softly, and the rescuers were right there on top of it when it landed in a corn field, and then there was no kid inside.
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10-15-2009, 05:39 PM
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he was hiding in the attic
Boy said to have floated off in balloon found safe - Yahoo! News and he is not pussified
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10-15-2009, 05:47 PM
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10-16-2009, 05:59 PM
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Cops want to interview 'Balloon Boy' Falcon Heene and family amid 'raised suspicions' story is hoax
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10-17-2009, 10:45 AM
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10-17-2009, 06:13 PM
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I think those evil parents made the little boy sick during the next interview to shut him up after his "We did this for a show" boast.....
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10-19-2009, 11:36 AM
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Sheriff: Balloon boy hoax may have conspirators
By DAN ELLIOTT (AP) – 19 minutes ago FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The lawyer for the man accused of perpetrating the balloon boy hoax to promote a reality show said Monday that he expects authorities to bring charges against his client in the coming days as investigators analyze e-mails that show Richard Heene and an associate discussing the stunt months ago. Lawyer David Lane said he expects charges to be filed by Wednesday and that Heene and his wife Mayumi are willing to turn themselves in. Lane declined to say directly whether he believes the incident was a hoax but said the Heenes are innocent unless convicted. "If they (prosecutors) can prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt, that's one thing. If they can't prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt, that's another," he told The Associated Press. In addition to drawing up possible felony charges against the 48-year-old Heene, investigators say they want to question an associate of his after e-mails surfaced showing the two had discussed a balloon hoax months ago as part of a public relations campaign for the reality show. Robert Thomas of Denver claimed Heene had told him he was planning a media stunt to promote a proposed reality show. Thomas, a self-described researcher, sold his story to Gawker.com and provided the Web site with e-mail exchanges between him and Heene. Thomas said the show would feature Heene as a mad scientist who carries out various scientific experiments. "This will be the most significant UFO-related news event to take place since the Roswell Crash of 1947, and the result will be a dramatic increase in local and national awareness about The Heene Family, our Reality Series, as well as the UFO Phenomenon in general," according to a copy of the show's proposal provided to the site by Thomas. Gawker.com editor-in-chief Gabriel Snyder confirmed the New York-based Web site paid Thomas, but declined to say how much for the story billed with the headline: "Exclusive: I Helped Richard Heene Plan a Balloon Hoax." Snyder said Thomas was planning to meet with investigators, though sheriff's officials did not return messages seeking confirmation. Messages left for Thomas by The Associated Press were not returned. Thomas, 25, said in his Gawker.com story that the plan he knew about did not involve Heene's children. The emergence of the e-mails is the latest twist in a story that played out live on national television on Thursday when a silver, helium-filled balloon floated away from the Heenes' home with 6-year-old Falcon believed to be aboard. But he was never in the balloon. Some flights at Denver International Airport had to be changed to a different runway, but the airport remained open during the balloon's flight, airport spokesman Chuck Cannon said Monday. Previous reports said the airport was temporarily shut down. The National Guard provided two helicopters in an attempt to rescue the child, costing several thousand dollars. When the balloon landed without the boy, officials thought he had fallen out and began the grim search for his body. Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden announced Sunday that he's seeking charges, including felonies, against Richard and Mayumi Heene. Alderden said the stunt two weeks in the planning was a marketing ploy by the Heenes, who met in acting school in Hollywood and have twice appeared on ABC's reality show "Wife Swap." "We certainly know that there's a conspiracy between the husband and wife, you've probably seen some of the e-mails and some of the things on the Internet suggesting that there may be other conspirators," Alderden said. Alderden said documents show that a media outlet has agreed to pay money to the Heenes with regard to the balloon incident. Alderden didn't name the media outlet but said it was a show that blurs "the line between entertainment and news." It wasn't clear whether the deal was signed before or after the alleged hoax, or whether the media outlet was a possible conspirator. "Let's call it (my statement) short of speculation that a media outlet was in on the hoax, but let's not discount the possibility," he said. In an e-mail Sunday to the AP, Snyder said editors at Gawker.com had not contacted the Heene family or offered them money for their story, referring to Alderden's reference to a deal being struck by a media outlet. "No, that wasn't us," Snyder said. The sheriff said he expected to recommend charges of conspiracy, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, making a false report to authorities and attempting to influence a public servant. Federal charges were also possible. The most serious charges are felonies and carry a maximum sentence of six years in prison and a $500,000 fine. Alderden said they would be seeking restitution for the costs, though he didn't have an estimate. As Alderden told reporters Sunday that the whole thing was a hoax, the Heenes were shopping for snacks at Wal-Mart, where Richard Heene told the AP he was "seeking counsel." "This thing has become so convoluted," Heene said, tears welling in his eyes. He said his wife was holding together better than he was. Once investigators got a good look at the "flying saucer" they determined that the thin mylar balloon covered with foil and held together with duct tape would not have been able to launch with the 37-pound-boy inside, according to Colorado State University physics professor Brian Jones. Alderden said he didn't know whether the 6-year-old had been hiding in the rafters of the family's garage during an intense five-hour search, as the family claimed. "For all we know he may have been two blocks down the road playing on the swing in the city park," the sheriff said. The sheriff said all three of the Heenes' sons knew of the hoax, but likely won't face charges because of their ages. The oldest son is 10. Alderden said investigators had an "aha" moment that the story was a hoax when Falcon turned to his father during a CNN interview Thursday and said what sounded like "you had said we did this for a show" when asked why he didn't come out of his hiding place. On Friday, Falcon got sick during two separate TV interviews when asked again why he hid. Alderden said they didn't question the family Friday because they wanted to keep the family's cooperation by maintaining the appearance that they believed their story. That's the same day the sheriff gave a press conference in which he said he believed the saga was a "real event." He said Sunday that those assurances were part of his effort to keep the family's trust. Records show that police have responded to the house at least twice in the past year, including a possible domestic violence incident in February. No charges were filed. Alderden said officials tried Saturday to persuade Mayumi Heene, 45, to go to a safe house, but she declined. Alderden said the children were still with the parents Sunday and that child protective services had been contacted to investigate their well-being. On "Wife Swap," Heene was portrayed as erratic, at one point throwing a glass of milk on a participant on the program. "Clearly, from all indications, Mr. Heene has somewhat of a temper," Alderden said. Lane said Alderden should "put up or shut up" about domestic violence. "For the sheriff to put out for public consumption that Richard is a wife beater and not have any charges even considered to be filed is irresponsible and is designed solely to turn the public even more against the Heenes, in particular Richard," Lane said. Heene has a profile listed on a Web site that helps people get cast in reality shows, and the producer of "Wife Swap" said it had a show in development with the Heenes but the deal is now off. TLC also said Heene had pitched a reality show to the network months ago, but it passed on the offer. ___ Associated Press writers Catherine Tsai, P. Solomon Banda and AP contributor Breck Larson in Fort Collins provided material for this report. BOARD SPONSORS:
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10-20-2009, 10:33 AM
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I hope the dad goes to jail. What an ass.
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