6 Year Old Trapped in a Balloon. Boy Found Alive - Hiding at Home!

[5 'LIL *TWINKERS*]

News conference now......small compartment that boy is in is "not attached very well".

The older brother came into house to tell parents that little brother was in the balloon and it took off.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

the balloon looks deflated.

 

[5 'LIL *TWINKERS*]

You can actually see the ropes hanging on both ends of the balloon. If they could get some kind of hold of those ropes. Now they are saying its at 6500ft. above sea level and looks like it decending.

 

[dnoyes]

We'll know soon enough if he is still in it. Now at 6500 feet, down from 11,000

 

[jme829]

crap--they are now saying there is a concern that he may have fallen out. How do they know.

I heard that...I am shaking, and I'm not one to "freak out" about stuff on the news...

Prayers to all involved in this tragedy.

 

[lovetoscrap]

It doesn't look like there is anywhere that he could have fallen out-- it looks like it is closed up completely.

And they have been watching it, so wouldn't they see him fall?

1/2 of it looks like it is deflating

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

expert on CNN says theory of boy having fallen out seems accurate given the instability of how the balloon is flying. He says it is listing too much and any payload would make the balloon more stable.

 

[5 'LIL *TWINKERS*]

Army national gaurd choppers en route, blackhawk may follow.

 

[dnoyes]

expert on CNN says theory of boy having fallen out seems accurate given the instability of how the balloon is flying. He says it is listing too much and any payload would make the balloon more stable.

not good news

 

[madmom1030]

I think this the storm chasing/ufo family from wife swap. I was watching old show yesterday from my dvr and they lived in colorado. The dad was into building ufo like aircraft

Erin

 

[lovetoscrap]

Fox hasn't said anything about the boy falling out. I would think that the boy being tossed around would cause instability.

 

[lovetoscrap]

Fox just showed a clear close up of the bottom of it and there is no "hole" that the could have fallen out of? It is all completely closed on the sides and bottom. I can't see anyway he could have fallen out.

 

[Kristina]

OMG that poor little boy! I thought it was a joke at first, I mean...it's crazy! It's moving so fast to, and spinning. I can't move from the TV, and I pray for a happy ending! Poor parents .

 

[KAMKIM]

I think this the storm chasing/ufo family from wife swap. I was watching old show yesterday from my dvr and they lived in colorado. The dad was into building ufo like aircraft

Erin

They confirmed it is the same family.

 

[hellokitty86]

Oh my goodness. This is horrible!! I can't bring myself to watch the live feed so I'll just rely on this thread and CNN.com for info...

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

Fox hasn't said anything about the boy falling out. I would think that the boy being tossed around would cause instability.

Falling out is a concern and an expert validated it as a theory.

It hasn't actually been confirmed.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

It's getting closer to the ground and now they have ambulances and other vehicles chasing it.


Have they confirmed the speed of the balloon, yet?



Balloon is now said to be at 1000 feet.

 

[KAMKIM]

I'm trying to understand how we could not see him moving around in it....I hope this is not a hoax. oh my god I think ti's going to craash

 

[madmom1030]

They confirmed it is the same family.

The first family they swapped with was into safety and not doing anything if it wasn't safe.

 

[pigletgirl]

OH MY GOSH!! That is crazy!!