6 yr. old alone in runaway experimental balloon (1 Viewer)

[rodg12]

Man, I hope the little guy is alright.

 

[RBM]

Coming down

 

[krista4]

CNN reporting balloon has touched down.

Im watching....its still flying

That was earlier footage. Now they say it's still up again. They aren't getting a damn thing right.

Try the local feed I posted. 500 feet now.

Yeah, CNN blows. They're back to live footage again now, though, from KUSA/KMGH.

 

[wadegarrett]

guy on msnbc said probably another 30 minutes for it to come down

 

[RBM]

Barely moving now....this is freakin weird

 

[SlaX]

I've been watching this too. This is really weird.

 

[Hawks64]

They already said as soon as the balloon hits the ground they will stop showing live footage until they know the boy is ok.

 

[wraith5]

24 hr instant news is amazing.

24hr instant news in the FFA is beyond amazing.

Prayers for that little boy.

 

[Fennis]

If he comes to a fast (25 MPH fwd landing) can he survive in the basket? I mean as long as he doesnt drop straight down, is that possible to survive?

 

[Bonzai]

Jesus..

 

[KCC]

down to 100 feet

 

[Nigel]

at 500 ft it must be close to where you could shoot a hole in it and it would come down safely, no?

 

[Pooh Tong and Nemo]

Watching on HLN a 6 year old kid floating 8000 feet above Colorado. Prayers go out to the boy.

 

[wadegarrett]

guy on msnbc said probably another 30 minutes for it to come down

apparently, they're expert sucks

 

[RBM]

ITS DOWN

 

[Two Deep]

updates

 

[krista4]

Soft landing.

 

[SlaX]

It's down.

 

[Hawks64]

If he comes to a fast (25 MPH fwd landing) can he survive in the basket? I mean as long as he doesnt drop straight down, is that possible to survive?

Already said it's slowing way down now that it's lower to the ground. It's coming down

 

[Harry Manback]

I have a Curious George helium foil birthday balloon in our house from August 8th and it still hasn't come down yet... this could go on for a while.

WTF is wrong with you people?

Huh?

Sounds like its a 6 year old trapped freezing and alone in a ballon in a very dangerous situation far above his parents.How desensitized have we become to be making jokes about this?

WTF joke are you talking about?He mentioned he had a similarly constructed baloon at home, and it stayed afloat awhile.There was no joke...what exactly did you find funny?

 

[RBM]

HOLY ####.....PEOPLE RUNNING TO IT

 

[E Street Brat]

they got it

 

[Mad Cow]

That dude could flat out run.

 

[Hawks64]

sombeody is there and came down soft

 

[drpill]

I really feel like I don't want to know how this ends.

 

[Limp Ditka]

Nice soft landing.....

:holdingbreathe:

 

[guru_007]

wtf

 

[Harry Manback]

Sounds like it's slowed quite a bit.

I just hope hes OK from the cold/lack of oxygen.

 

[Buddy Ball 2K3]

wow was that a nice soft landing

 

[Hawks64]

No boy yet. everyone standing around....

 

[E Street Brat]

Rescue on the scene.

 

[Adebisi]

If he comes to a fast (25 MPH fwd landing) can he survive in the basket? I mean as long as he doesnt drop straight down, is that possible to survive?

He could jump up in the air just before the basket touches down.

 

[Da Guru]

Cops are acting like it is a UFO..get in there and help the kid!!

 

[thehornet]

Guy, wtf are you talking about

 

[Tigran Petrosian]

Could this be any more confusing?

 

[Chairshot]

No way there is a kid in there.

 

[Hawks64]

looking like no one was in it when it landed.

 

[RBM]

Get the ####in kid!!

 

[Bonzai]

Bizarre.

 

[Sarnoff]

They are now whacking it with a shovel?

 

[Fennis]

the kid must not be in there, they are in no hurry to get him out

 

[MacGruber]

Nobody in there

 

[Two Deep]

wheres the kid????

 

[Nigel]

Maybe the kid was never in there. Let's hope.

 

[Ignoramus]

Um... instead of standing around like a bunch of construction workers watching one guy dig, someone might want to check on the kid.

 

[QUEZILLA]

get the kid out!

 

[krista4]

I have to assume they wouldn't be hitting it with those sticks and shovels if he were in there.

 

[CJsuperstud]

what the heck is happening?

 

[Hawks64]

I lost audio on it. and they way they are treating the balloon I am guessin no one is in it.

 

[Two Deep]

Why are they hitting it?