Sheriff: Runaway balloon was hoax to get TV show

Monday, October 19, 2009

FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- The story that a little boy had floated away in a giant helium balloon was a hoax concocted to land a reality television show, authorities said Sunday, and the boy's parents will likely face felony charges.

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