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6 year old boy floats away in homemade hot air ballon in Denver
« on: October 15, 2009, 02:12:16 PM »
www.abc.com

Say a prayer, he's at 8500 ft AGL at 3:15PM EST

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Re: 6 year old boy floats away in homemade hot air ballon in Denver
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2009, 02:14:34 PM »
I just posted this in the O'Club as well lol.

Amazing story, let's hope everything ends well for the little tyke.   :pray
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Re: 6 year old boy floats away in homemade hot air ballon in Denver
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2009, 02:16:08 PM »
Colorado Air National Guard just launched at Helo to try to recover him...3:20PM EDT
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Re: 6 year old boy floats away in homemade hot air ballon in Denver
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2009, 02:17:15 PM »
Link bad just to abc advertising.
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Re: 6 year old boy floats away in homemade hot air ballon in Denver
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2009, 02:19:12 PM »
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Re: 6 year old boy floats away in homemade hot air ballon in Denver
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2009, 02:20:28 PM »
We need Waystin2's well placed Wirbel shot to slowly deflate it....

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Re: 6 year old boy floats away in homemade hot air ballon in Denver
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2009, 02:21:19 PM »
LIVE Video feed ON CNN Headline News....
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Re: 6 year old boy floats away in homemade hot air ballon in Denver
« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2009, 02:24:12 PM »
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Re: 6 year old boy floats away in homemade hot air ballon in Denver
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2009, 02:39:19 PM »
Just touched down, let's hope he's ok.
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Re: 6 year old boy floats away in homemade hot air ballon in Denver
« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2009, 02:39:56 PM »
No kid?!
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Re: 6 year old boy floats away in homemade hot air ballon in Denver
« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2009, 02:40:01 PM »
looks like he may have fallen out.
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Re: 6 year old boy floats away in homemade hot air ballon in Denver
« Reply #11 on: October 15, 2009, 02:41:59 PM »
Balloon is down and no kid inside it. He may have fallen out.
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Re: 6 year old boy floats away in homemade hot air ballon in Denver
« Reply #12 on: October 15, 2009, 03:07:54 PM »
Let me think a bit. I'm 6, cut dad's toy loose what do I do?

I'm hiding so dad doesn't tan my rear.


That's what I'm hoping for.
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Re: 6 year old boy floats away in homemade hot air ballon in Denver
« Reply #13 on: October 15, 2009, 03:20:42 PM »
Same here. Hoping for best
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Re: 6 year old boy floats away in homemade hot air ballon in Denver
« Reply #14 on: October 15, 2009, 03:35:43 PM »
Wow.... long wait... does not look good.
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