Balloon Boy!

This story was and is weird! As you know, I work at the Times-Call in Longmont, for a 2-3 hour of time, the whole floor basically stopped what they were doing to watch this story unfold. It was very exciting. There were people captivated by the balloon and the story of a missing 6 year old boy stuck inside. We all were praying and hoping for a safe and happy ending. The news people where tracking the flight pattern, our photographer was chasing it, our writers were getting all the facts. It was amazing! Then... the balloon lands and there is no boy inside...we all lost hope, for the boy surley had fallen to his death. It was a period of morning. The whole floor became silent. BUT NOOOOOO. It's a hoax! The boy is safe and sound. Don't get me wrong, I am glad he is safe. But this show was brought to us and produced by the Heene family. Perhaps they should have made a movie, not a news event.