Three brothers set off a frenzy today when they pretended that their youngest brother Falcon Heene had floated off in the family’s homemade helium balloon. For hours Americans watched and prayed for 6 year old Falcon’s safe return home as television camera’s followed the balloon from Fort Collins to it’s crash site 80 miles away. After the balloon finally landed it was found to be empty and then a search was set forth to travel the balloon’s path and try to find the young boy. Helicopters with heat-seeking cameras readied for take off and teams of body-hunters prepared to comb the area under its flight path. Parents of the boys Richard and Mayumi Heene were “traumatized” waiting to find out about their son’s fate today. The two brothers continued their prank for several hours while Falcon was actually hiding in a box in the attic of the family’s garage. Mr. Heene is an amateur scientist and had been working on the helium powered balloon in the family’s backyard. The balloon actually rose to several thousand feet and traveled at 25 mph. This family is known for being thrill seekers and storm chasers and were actually on the show “Wife Swap”. I have a feeling these young boys are in some serious trouble. I wonder if the family is gonna have to cover the expense of day’s search efforts?

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