After Hours of Searching Balloon Boy Found Home

After all the hoopla, Balloon Boy–Falcon Heene was at home in the damn attic. Ugh. I was worried for no reason about someone else’s kid. At least the boy is safe.

MSNBC.com reports:

FORT COLLINS. Colo. – A 6-year-old boy was found hiding at home Thursday, hours after the runaway flight of his family’s experimental balloon riveted the nation and led to a frantic search by authorities who feared the child was aboard the craft.

More than two hours after the balloon gently touched down in a field with no sign of the boy, Sheriff Jim Alderden turned to reporters during a news conference gave a thumbs up and said 6-year-old Falcon Heene was “at the house.”

“Apparently the boy’s been there the whole time. He’s been hiding in a cardboard box in the attic above the garage,” Alderden said.

Here’s a youtube clip of the parents and Falcon talking about today’s event: