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Falcon Heene's Family Chases Hurricane Gustav Into The Eye http://bit.ly/28N316 10/19/2009 |
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Watch this video is this responsible to do with your kids?!?http://bit.ly/NHBcW 10/16/2009 |
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@midasxe look they get all over tv lmao http://bit.ly/NHBcW 10/16/2009 |
Balloon Boy Found Safe at Home
Mashable! —
The Internet has been captivated by news of a balloon flying over Colorado this afternoon that was believed to be carrying a 6-year-old boy. Fortunately, this story has a happy ending: the boy has been found safe and at home.
As the story developed, more details have emerged. The boy’s name is Falcon Heene, and his family was featured on the ABC reality show Wife Swap. His father, Richard Heene, is known to be a storm chaser.
Additionally, a number of videos featuring the family are surfacing on the Web. Below, a clip from ABC News about his family’s storm chasing fascination and an iReport that Richard ...
“Balloon Boy” Father’s Web Show Never Got Off the Ground [NewTeeVee Station]
GigaOM Network —
The news cycle on now-viral phenomenon Balloon Boy might be fading, which is good, because the more I hear about Richard Heene, the man who may be responsible for a hoax that bamboozled news organizations for a solid day, the less attention I think he deserves. But it’s easy to see why the story has lasted so long — if you ...
