A New York City student may face grounded confinement after he was caught on video skipping school during a rushed manhunt Friday morning.
FOX 5 New York’s helicopter captured the moment on video when NYPD officers discovered the nine-year-old on a Brooklyn rooftop with his laptop.
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Every child’s nightmare came true for the parents of the nine-year-old at around 7:00 this morning when their son did not show up at school. He was quickly reported missing.
Following an urgent search by the NYPD, FOX 5 New York dispatched its news helicopter to monitor the area. The search was for a 4′ 5″ tall boy in a school uniform.
The boy on the roof matched the description of the missing 9-year-old, including the uniform, and officers quickly followed him. (WNYW)
The helicopter’s cameras captured a schoolboy slumped in a garden chair on the roof, wearing a tie and with a laptop on his lap.
Helicopter reporter Dan Rice was the first to spot the boy safe and sound on the roof of his family’s home.
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“We do a lot of these stories that involve missing children, these horrific stories of people in despair and, you know, whatever else goes along with it. I can’t remember ever working on a story where we were looking for someone who was missing and ended up finding them and helping the police,” Rice told FOX 5.
NYPD officers smiled and gave a thumbs up to the FOX 5 news helicopter as they carried the 9-year-old boy to safety. (WNYW)
Soon, NYPD officers arrived on the scene and gave the helicopter a big signal as they took the child to safety.
“He was as relaxed as he could be so we could find him and get his parents back with him. Yeah. It’s actually a pretty cool feeling,” helicopter reporter Dan Rice told FOX 5.
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The NYPD did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
