[AP.com]FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A 6-year-old boy climbed into a hot-air balloon aircraft and floated away Thursday, forcing officials to scramble to figure out how to rescue the boy.
Larimer County sheriff's spokeswoman Eloise Campanella says the device, which is shaped like a flying saucer, has the potential to rise to 10,000 feet. Sheriff's officials last saw the device floating south of Milliken, which is about 40 miles north of Denver.
Campanella says the 6-year-old climbed into the access door and was in the airborne device.
FAA spokesman Mike Fergus says the agency has been notified and it was unclear whether traffic controllers had picked it up on radar.
Additional details were not immediately available.
Im trying to find a link to the live coverage. This is some crazy shit!! That lil kid must be terrified!
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The altitude of the balloon was fluctuating between 7,500 and 8,500 feet.
Larimer County sheriff's spokeswoman Eloise Campanella says the device, which is shaped like a flying saucer, has the potential to rise to 10,000 feet. Sheriff's officials last saw the device floating south of Milliken, which is about 40 miles north of Denver.
Campanella says the 6-year-old climbed into the access door and was in the airborne device.
FAA spokesman Mike Fergus says the agency has been notified and it was unclear whether traffic controllers had picked it up on radar.
Additional details were not immediately available.
Im trying to find a link to the live coverage. This is some crazy shit!! That lil kid must be terrified!
LIVE Coverage link: http://www.thedenverchannel.com/video/1 … index.html
Just for Mek = http://interactive.foxnews.com/livestre … l?chanId=4
The altitude of the balloon was fluctuating between 7,500 and 8,500 feet.
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