Balloon boy found safe in the attic + denies hoax claims. - Polidicks

[release]A six-year-old boy thought to have been carried away by a helium balloon in Colorado was in fact hiding in a box in an attic at home, an official has said. Larimer county sheriff Jim Alderden told reporters that apparently Falcon Heene had "been there the whole time". Police had been searching for the boy after his brother said he thought Falcon had taken off with the balloon. The drama was played out on TV, with US networks devoting their airtime to live footage of the balloon over Colorado. 'He yelled at me' The balloon landed in fields and was surrounded by rescue vehicles after a two-hour flight. Falcon Heene at a press conference after he was found in the attic of his family's home, 15 October 2009 Falcon Heene said he hid in the attic because he was scared Police officers searched on the ground in the direction in which the balloon flew, as well as the neighbourhood where the family lives. But Mr Alderden then announced that the boy had been found alive and well in a box in the attic of his family's house. He said the house had been searched twice, but the search had obviously not been thorough enough. He also said that police had questioned the brother repeatedly. "What he said was that he saw his brother climb into that apparatus and he was very adamant, they interviewed him multiple times and that was his consistent story," Mr Alderden said "I can't tell you how many times this has happened over the course of my career," he added. Heene family address reporters outside their home The boy's father, Richard Heene, apparently used the balloon to track the weather. He said he got angry with Falcon for climbing into a compartment in the tethered balloon on Thursday before the balloon was accidentally released. But in the meantime, Falcon had left the balloon. "I was in the attic and he scared me because he yelled at me," Falcon said. "That's why I went in the attic." Asked what he thought when the balloon had landed with no sign of his son, Richard Heene said: "The only thing I could think of was that he had fallen out." "This is a relief, we're going to watch him a lot closer," he added. The silver balloon, apparently made by the boy's father, reportedly reached heights of 7,000ft (2km). It was floating about 40 miles north of Denver before it came down. Flights at Denver international airport were disrupted by the incident. The Heene family had previously appeared on the ABC reality show Wife Swap. The channel described them as a "storm-chasing, science-obsessed family". [/release] [url="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8309818.stm"]Source.[/url] Looks like he wasn't carried away after all. [highlight]BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE![/highlight] [release]The father of a boy thought to have been carried away by a helium balloon before being found at home has repeated denials that the incident was a hoax. Richard Heene told US TV networks that the disappearance of his son Falcon, six, was not staged. Police say they intend to re-interview the family. Falcon aroused suspicions by saying on air he had stayed hidden as his parents "said that we did this for a show". Richard Heene and his wife previously appeared on reality TV show Wife Swap. TV network ABC described them as a "storm-chasing, science-obsessed family". Thursday's balloon drama was itself played out on TV, with US networks devoting their airtime to live footage of the balloon over Colorado. We intend to go back and further ask the family to co-operate with our investigation through answering more questions Sheriff Jim Alderden The balloon landed in fields and was surrounded by rescue vehicles after a two-hour flight, prompting a ground search for the missing boy and further fears for his safety. But Larimer County sheriff Jim Alderden later announced that the boy had been found alive and well in a box in the roof-space of the garage at his family's home. He said on Friday that his officers had been convinced throughout Thursday that they had been dealing with a genuine situation. However, he conceded, the boy's comments while being interviewed on TV had "raised some questions". "We intend to go back and further ask the family to co-operate with our investigation through answering more questions and resolve this issue," he told the Associated Press. Boy 'confused' The news that Falcon had been found safe and well delighted both the Heenes and the TV networks. I'm starting to get a little ticked off. What have I got to gain out of this? Richard Heene Father of 'balloon boy' Falcon Heene However, questions over the family's motivation later emerged during a CNN interview. Mr Heene was asked by an interviewer to ask his son why he had not emerged from his hiding place when he heard his parents calling out his name. Speaking hesitantly at first, Falcon answered: "You had said that we did this for a show." In spite of quick denials from his father, speculation that the Heenes had faked the entire incident persisted into Friday, when the family appeared on more US TV talk shows. And in a bizarre twist, Falcon himself became ill while his father was asked direct questions about whether or not they had staged an elaborate hoax. During one interview on NBC's Today show, Falcon vomited live on air as Mr Heene sought to explain his son's comments. He was also heard being ill off camera during an ABC interview while his father answered the same questions. Mr Heene battled on while his son was being sick, telling his NBC interviewer there was "absolutely" no hoax. Heene family address reporters outside their home "Now I'm starting to get a little ticked off," he said. Insisting that he had nothing to sell and no motivation to force his son into the limelight, he asked: "What have I got to gain out of this?" Pressed on what his son might have meant, Mr Heene struggled for an answer on CNN on Thursday night, saying that his son must have been confused by the family's previous appearance on Wife Swap. In a later segment of the interview Mr Heene avoided a request to ask Falcon once again what he meant by his comment, and instead rounded on his questioner. "I'm kind of appalled after all the feelings that I went through, up and down, that you guys are trying to suggest something else," he said. [/release] [url="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8310121.stm"]Source[/url]

Read as [i]'Baloon boy found safe in the antarctic'[/i] :geno:

The fuck am I late. I searched the forum.

Oh c'mon, how many of you didn't see this coming? If you saw videos of that balloon thing yesterday when it was all over the place, you knew there was no way that thing was capable of carrying a 6-year-old kid. That kid must weight what, 40-50 pounds? No way could a 20-foot diameter saucer thing of aluminum and helium could generate that much lift. They'd have to do some really serious tethering for that. Not only that, but the videos of the flight have the thing all lopsided, it was clear that the center of gravity of the craft was nowhere near the little compartment as something carrying a human would. Seriously, you'd think that scientifically affluent people like the parents would realize this crap, which doesn't speak well of their story that it wasn't a hoax and that they were genuinely worried their son was an aeronaut.

The boy should be beaten thoroughly for his incompetence.

[QUOTE=Thomo;17861680]I was expecting it to be saying he crashed into someones attic. Shame.[/QUOTE] [quote=Thread Title]Balloon boy found [B][U][I]safe[/I][/U][/B] in the attic + denies hoax claims.[/quote] :eng101:

[QUOTE=The Epidemic;17862184]:eng101:[/QUOTE] Holy fuck he found a safe? How much money was inside?

[QUOTE=Cathbadh;17861781]Oh c'mon, how many of you didn't see this coming? If you saw videos of that balloon thing yesterday when it was all over the place, you knew there was no way that thing was capable of carrying a 6-year-old kid. That kid must weight what, 40-50 pounds? No way could a 20-foot diameter saucer thing of aluminum and helium could generate that much lift. They'd have to do some really serious tethering for that. Not only that, but the videos of the flight have the thing all lopsided, it was clear that the center of gravity of the craft was nowhere near the little compartment as something carrying a human would. Seriously, you'd think that scientifically affluent people like the parents would realize this crap, which doesn't speak well of their story that it wasn't a hoax and that they were genuinely worried their son was an aeronaut.[/QUOTE] Dude, they thought the kid was in there. You can't think straight with stress. (Maybe if he wasn't stressed he would of noticed it later)

[QUOTE=The Epidemic;17862200]Dude, they thought the kid was in there. You can't think straight with stress. (Maybe if he wasn't stressed he would of noticed it later)[/QUOTE] Wow you. are. like. so. funny.

[QUOTE=The Epidemic;17862200]Dude, they thought the kid was in there. You can't think straight with stress. (Maybe if he wasn't stressed he would of noticed it later)[/QUOTE] But what led them to believe that the kid was in the balloon in the first place? It's not like somebody did a magic trick and made it appear that he was in the balloon. They couldn't find the kid, and the balloon was gone too. That was the only lead they had, and for the media and everyone else to not pick up on this doesn't jibe well either.

if you ever watched the episode of wife swap with that family, it's clear that they are crazy

[QUOTE=Cathbadh;17862262]But what led them to believe that the kid was in the balloon in the first place? It's not like somebody did a magic trick and made it appear that he was in the balloon. They couldn't find the kid, and the balloon was gone too. That was the only lead they had, and for the media and everyone else to not pick up on this doesn't jibe well either.[/QUOTE] Didn't one of his brothers say he climbed into the balloon? I hadn't really been following this so I'm not sure what exactly happened.

His name is Falcon? That's fucking awesome.