In 2009 a US couple told the world their son had been carried away by a balloon. Rescue services scrambled to save him, but it was revealed to be a hoax and the pair were convicted.
After 13 years, the couple have now been granted a pardon by the governor of Colorado.
“We are all ready to move past the spectacle from a decade ago,” Governor Jared Polis said.
The pair served jail time and had criminal records.
