As per Lew’s blog on the child that they thought was carried away in a hot air balloon, he’s safe. It turns out that he was in the attic of his home all the time.

MISSING COLORADO ‘BALLOON’ BOY FOUND SAFE AT HOME

Officials in Colorado say a 6-year-old boy believed to have floated off in a helium balloon was found safe in the family’s attic Thursday. An all-out search had been going on after the balloon was recovered without the boy inside. Sheriff Jim Alderman turned to reporters during a news conference and gave a thumbs up saying, “He’s at the house.” Alderden said an investigator on the scene saw the boy and he was fine. He said the boy apparently has been in the attic the whole time.

[Thanks to Gerald Joyner]