On to another crazy 6 year old story!!!

[srmom]

It's landed, noone inside. Did he fall out? If so, he's gone - it went 8000 feet in the air.

Could it be a hoax (I hope!)?

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by srmom

Could it be a hoax (I hope!)?

Me too!

(But if it is, it'll be one expensive hoax.)

Again, per CNN (in an updated report after the balloon touched down):

A sibling saw the boy get into the craft Thursday morning. Officials were concerned that the boy may have fallen out of it, an undersheriff said.

Margie Martinez of the Weld County Sheriff's Office said a sibling saw Falcon Heene climb into the basket before the balloon took off from his parents' Fort Collins, Colorado home.

Since the door on the balloon was unlocked, it's possible the boy had fallen out, Martinez said.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Again, per CNN (in an updated report after the balloon touched down):

A sibling saw the boy get into the craft Thursday morning. Officials were concerned that the boy may have fallen out of it, an undersheriff said.

Margie Martinez of the Weld County Sheriff's Office said a sibling saw Falcon Heene climb into the basket before the balloon took off from his parents' Fort Collins, Colorado home.

Since the door on the balloon was unlocked, it's possible the boy had fallen out, Martinez said.

Oh I see. I didn't know if someone had actually reported seeing him get into it.

I'm hoping this is some sort of hoax.

Or that maybe his sibling just THOUGHT he saw him get into it.

If not, I hope he fell out sometime when it was closer to the ground (like when he first untied it) and didn't get hurt too badly and is closer to home...

[ThetaDancer]

Originally Posted by srmom

Could it be a hoax (I hope!)?

I am truly hoping so, but somehow doubting it.