as i posted that link below, the kid came down was found not to be in the balloon… the link is to the live cam that was following the craft. it was awesome.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A 6-year-old boy is floating over northeastern Colorado in a homebuilt balloon and authorities are racing to try and rescue him.
The balloon, in the shape of a flying saucer is covered in foil and filled with helium. It has a compartment for a passenger underneath. It lifted the boy into the air near Fort Collins Thursday morning after the balloon became untethered at the boy’s home.
The father and son had apparently been working on the aircraft for some time.
Fort Collins police and other authorities have been alerted and Airtracker 7 has launched in an effort to locate the boy.
Airtracker 7 located the craft at 12:35 p.m. at about 8,000 feet in Weld County. It appeared to be slightly tilted. Skies in the area are partly cloudy and southwest wind speeds are 15 to 20 miles per hour.
“It is believed the device could rise to 10,000 feet,” said Eloise Campanella, Larimer County Sheriff’s Officer spokeswoman.
“The structure at the bottom of the balloon that the boy is in is made of extremely thin plywood and won’t withstand any kind of a crash at all,” said Erik Nilsson, Larimer County Emergency Manager.
Deputies from Larimer and Weld counties are tracking the balloon as it drifts.
FAA spokesman Mike Fergus said the agency has been notified and it was unclear whether traffic controllers had picked it up on radar.
The balloon may drift into air traffic control corridors used by Denver International Airport, based on its current location and direction.
i wish i bought that really heavy black cloak i looked at in Japan.dollars to donuts its still there. i have a friend visiting who is gonna go up there. ill sketch him out that jacket, and if he sees it, you want it?
yes please.
3 weeks agooctopus and so forth
3 weeks agoi wish i bought that really heavy black cloak i looked at in Japan.
3 weeks agowhat is this guy on?
3 weeks agoin Australia black face is still ok.
4 weeks ago:50 in is awesome.
1 month ago