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Article: Family at center of balloon saga under scrutiny
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- October 17, 2009
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A couple who frantically told a 911 dispatcher their 6-year-old son had floated off in an inflatable balloon remain in the spotlight, but now it's for a series of bizarre TV interviews about the escapade, a previous 911 call and efforts to land a reality TV show gig.
Sheriff's investigators hoped to talk to Richard and Mayumi Heene again Saturday to resolve lingering questions over whether the drama _ with military helicopters scrambling to catch up to the helium balloon and rescue the boy supposedly inside _ could have been a hoax.
It turns out little Falcon Heene was hiding in the rafters of the family garage, apparently without his parents or two brothers knowing.
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