NY News Chopper Finds Missing Kid Chilling on Roof of Family’s Home

A helicopter crew shared by New York stations WCBS and WNYW found a missing child who turned out to be playing what we used to call “hooky.”

The boy was supposed to be at school, but never showed up. His parents called the cops who then put out a description of the kid.

Turns out, the nine-year-old was up on the roof of his New York City building chilling out.

“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,” said the helicopter reporter.

Station employees called the police, and the helicopter crew hovered overhead until they arrived.

“He just packs up his computer and his book bag and goes off with the police officers,” said he reporter. “They look back at our helicopter gave us a big thumbs up and took child down to his parents.”

A neighbor said he had been on the roof drinking coffee and had seen the child playing with his iPad but hadn’t thought anything about it.