6 year old stuck in a balloon flying through the air

[redhen]

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yeah...something is waaaay suspicious..

I hope he gets some charges out of this..and DCF takes a hard look at these people..
AND..i didnt see any basket, did you guys??

 

[wombat]

I saw one pic that must have been provided by the family. It was a "before takeoff" pic that had what looked like a large home-made wooden box under the balloon. There was another shot of the balloon in flight with what looked like that box still underneath, and something smaller falling from it. None of the "crash site" pics had a box or basket, and descriptions indicated that none was found where the balloon came down.

 

[Katy]

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yeah...something is waaaay suspicious..

I hope he gets some charges out of this..and DCF takes a hard look at these people..
AND..i didnt see any basket, did you guys??

hhhhmmmmmmmm

 

[Andora]

I am confused about how the kid would have gotten inside of the balloon without popping it, and how he would breathe if it's helium filled. I didn't see a basket either.

 

[wombat]

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He was supposedly in a wooden box suspended under the balloon, not in the balloon itself. People can't survive on helium.

 

[Whispering Winds]

I was watching that dad on the Today show this morning, and he was trying to break down and cry when Meredith asked him where he was or what he was doing when he found out his son was not in the balloon. He didn't do a very convincing job, and the woman who was the "other mother/wife" on the swap show, said the first thing that came to her mind when she heard this was "I hope he isn't trying to get on national TV again." Suspicious. Then we wonder why our kids do the things they do when they become adults. . .sheesh.

 

[Andora]

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He was supposedly in a wooden box suspended under the balloon, not in the balloon itself. People can't survive on helium.

I know, no one can survive on helium. He might have a squeaky voice for a minute...

before he died inside the balloon!

It's just strange that if there was a wooden basket, with all those people chasing it, no one could use technology to see into it. I guess the basket is what fell off?

 

[joebryant]

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Reminds me of when I was 19 and had just begun teaching. Anytime a student vomited, so did I.

 

[Andora]

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Reminds me of when I was 19 and had just begun teaching. Anytime a student vomited, so did I.

When my DD pukes I automatically run away. I'm such a horrible mom in that aspect.

I'm not bothered by poop or blood, but I have emetophobia!

 

[SarahFair]

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Reminds me of when I was 19 and had just begun teaching. Anytime a student vomited, so did I.

When my DD pukes I automatically run away. I'm such a horrible mom in that aspect.

I'm not bothered by poop or blood, but I have emetophobia!

OH MY GOSH! Tell me about it! I can not STAND the smell of vomit. Our last trip in the mountains DS projectiled. I was in the front with my MIL and my SO was riding all the way back..
I had to hang my head out the window as I started to gag. My SO was back there 'Come on now Sarah! Its not THAT bad' while my MIL rolled her eyes at me.
Im sorry I can take anything but the smell of vomit.
I will NOT be holding your hair unless you are down wind of me with a gust of 20 mph + winds