I guess I’m the only one that believes he may have never gotten in it and this is a cover up for the boy being killed. Or it may be a publicity stunt gotten out of control.
I just don’t see a 6 year old boy untethering a ballon and then climbing in and then letting it go up. Keep in mind the ballon only had a carboard bottom, so it couldn’t carry too much weight. I bet the thing couldn’t even lift they boy (but that’s just a guess).
Probably.
“I just don’t see a 6 year old boy untethering a ballon and then climbing in and then letting it go up.”
My 4 year old would do that in a minute. Have to chain her down.
I believe you are right- you are the only one who believes this is a coverup for a murder. High marks for imagination, I suppose.
I know by this statement that you’ve never been introduced to my youngest son. He would so have been on/in a balloon. Especially one that actually rose up. When he was 8 he was devastated that he couldn’t go on a roller coaster (height). My older son wouldn’t go near them, the youngest drank milk by the gallon for a year hoping he’d be tall enough the following summer. He was and we couldn’t get him off the coasters. By the time he was 7, he’d had his forehead stitched 3x, for various attempts at flipping or flying. He’s 17 now, he’d like to do a parachute jump and bungee. He’s love to chase a storm.
I can’t see parents like this doing ‘something’ to one of their kids. Sounds like they’ve been pretty involved with their kids, even if we think chasing storms is screwy. The plywood bottom would certainly hold a 6 year old although it might not stay attached to the rest of the craft for long. I just hope the reports of something ‘falling out’ aren’t what they seem to be.