A missing 9-year-old boy was found Thursday by a curious news helicopter that couldn’t have been more fun for a kid to de-stress during the first week of school.
CBS New York couldn’t stay still, and joined the search for the Brooklynite girl who left for school at 7 a.m. Thursday but never arrived. Police were called to the scene, and then Chopper 2 from the local CBS affiliate takes to the skies:
CBS News New York sent Chopper 2 to the area to check out the situation, and our reporter Dan Rice discovered a child matching the description on the rooftop of the family’s building.
“As pilot Eric Ross and I were circling the building, we came across a person sitting in a chair here on the roof of the building. We zoomed in on the camera — it looked like it was the child that matched the description of the missing child… I looked down at my notes. I saw what the mission handoff had sent me, and I saw what the child was wearing. I looked back at the child, and the child was wearing everything that was in the description. He looked about 9 years old,” Rice said.
CBS News New York called the NYPD and helicopter 2 waited above until they arrived.
“He just packed his computer and his briefcase and went with the police. They looked back at our helicopter and gave us a thumbs up and took the kid down to his parents,” Rice said.
Oh my god, can’t you protect the kid when he’s clearly safe? This guy just wants some more iPad time, and who can’t relate to that?
You’re young and just starting out in your academic career, so here’s a little advice from someone who’s been cutting classes: Never cut classes in the first few weeks of school. Wait for your teacher’s face to get that “oh my god, what have I done with my life” look so you’re more likely to be skipped when roll call comes. I’d say mid-October.
