Falcon Heene
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Falcon Heene (referred to as "Balloon boy" by the media[1]) is a 6-year-old boy from Fort Collins, Colorado who was suspected to be adrift in a home-made helium balloon[2][3] above the Denver, Colorado area on October 15, 2009.[4] The boy was reportedly not in the aircraft when it crash landed.[5] It is now suspected that Falcon is alive and well at a friends house eating cookies and milk.[6]He was also in two episodes of Wife Swap[7], the second as a returning viewer-chosen favorite.[8]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/balloon-boy-rescuers-had-few-options/article1325128/
- ^ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10603544
- ^ http://www.dailycamera.com/news/ci_13568761
- ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/15/falcon-heene-balloon-boy_n_322736.html
- ^ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10603544
- ^ http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/15/6-year-old-alone-in-hot-air-balloon-over-colorado/?hp
- ^ http://abc.go.com/shows/wife-swap/episode-guide/heenesilver/161743?page=2
- ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/15/falcon-heene-balloon-boy_n_322736.html