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Boy In Balloon UPDATE: Balloon Lands Without Boy

By Philip Klein on 10.15.09 @ 3:11PM

If you're near a television, currently a flying-saucer shaped helium balloon is floating outside of Denver, and is believed to be carrying a 6-year old boy. You can learn more here.

UPDATE: The balloon has landed, without a boy in it. And they haven't found him at home. Let's hope and pray that they locate him and that he's alive and well.

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Tim| 10.15.09 @ 3:20PM

God help that little boy.

peter| 10.15.09 @ 5:17PM

I fear he fell out early in the flight because of the rickety cardboard and the excessive tilting. He's light enough at 6 years to have gone up, but sadly over 60ft there's not much chance of survival.

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