Falcon Heene, better known as “Balloon Boy”, was first thought to have taken a family’s experimental balloon for a joy ride. However, when the balloon was found the boy was not inside. Fearing that Falcon Heene may have fallen out of the balloon, the ground crew continued their search for the young boy. They followed leads and were finally able to locate the young boy. Falcon was hiding in the attic in a box.
After this long ordeal, the parents were interviewed on CNN.com. It was there that the world learned the truth about this little stunt. It seem as if his parents had put him up to it because when asked, Falcon Heene replied that he “did it for the show”.
Source:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/15/heene.family.balloon.lkl/index.html
