Paging Raymond Carver

Did you hear about the 6 year-old Colorado boy who got into a balloon-craft tethered in his parents backyard and flew away? The craft (capable of flying 10,000 feet in the air) was empty when it landed. Now doesn't that just make you sick, and vow never to keep an air balloon tethered in your backyard? Seriously. I couldn't make this stuff up. But I'd like to see it written into a short story. Right?