A missing 9 year old boy was found Thursday by a nosy news chopper that couldn’t just let a kid destress from the first week of school in peace.
CBS New York couldn’t leave well enough alone, and joined in on the manhunt for little Brooklynite who headed off to school at 7 a.m Thursday morning but never made it. Police were called to the scene, and then Chopper 2 from the local CBS affiliate took to the skies:
CBS News New York sent Chopper 2 to the area to check things out, and our own Dan Rice spotted a child fitting the description on the rooftop of the family’s building.
“As my pilot Eric Ross and I were circling around the building, we came across a person sitting in a chair over here on the rooftop. We zoomed in with the camera – it appeared to be the child that fit the description of the missing child … I looked down at my notes. I see what the assignment desk had sent me, and I see what the child was wearing. I look back at the child, and that child was wearing everything that’s in the description. He looked to be about 9 years old,” Rice said.
CBS News New York called the NYPD, and Chopper 2 waited overhead until they arrived.
“He just packs up his computer and his book bag and goes off with the police officers. They look back at our helicopter gave us a big thumbs up and took child down to his parents,” Rice said.
Man, you couldn’t of covered for the kid once it was obvious he was safe? Dude just wanted a little extra iPad time, and who can’t relate to that?
You’re young and just starting your academic career, so here’s a little advice from an old hat at class-cutting: Never cut in the first few weeks of school. Wait your teacher’s face to attain that “oh my god, what have I done with my life,” gaze so you’ll be more likely to be overlooked come roll call. I’d give it until mid-October.