"It certainly went up, but the problem is it kept going up because the rope connected to it somehow failed,"
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Unfortunately, the 11-year-old's troubles were only just beginning. Not only was he flying into the path of the oncoming air traffic at MSP Airport, but he would disappear into the clouds.
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"My poor mom and dad wandered out into the field through the deep snow, only to get up to the balloon and I wasn't in it"
