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October 15, 2009 6-Year-Old Boy Found Safe After Balloon Floats AwayPosted: 08:09 PM ET
FORT COLLINS, Colo. - A 6-year-old boy, who was feared adrift in a wayward homemade helium balloon, was found safe in his home after a massive search Thursday afternoon. ![]() 6-year-old Falcon Heene was found after hiding in the attic The discovery ended a nerve-racking four-hour chase and hunt because authorities and family members had believed that Falcon Heene accidentally lifted off in the family's silver saucer-shaped weather balloon when it became untethered from their Fort Collins back yard. Millions worldwide watched on live TV and on the Internet as helicopter cameras tracked the balloon as it floated thousands of feet above rural Colorado before it crashed in a field. Swarming deputies soon reported that the boy was not on board. "Be advised it's empty ... It's empty," an official announced on the Larimer County dispatcher radio. That prompted a massive ground search, with law enforcement agencies retracing the balloon's path in an effort to try and locate the missing boy. Filed under: Breaking News
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