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Child Safe After Finding Way Onto Airport Luggage Conveyor Belt

We actually did this story on “Other News…” at the end of yesterday’s show, but now that the video has been posted, it’s worth a revisit.  Let’s be honest…as a…

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We actually did this story on "Other News..." at the end of yesterday's show, but now that the video has been posted, it's worth a revisit.  Let's be honest...as a kid, who didn't think about what it would be like to hop on board the luggage conveyor belt at the airport and go for a ride?  IKR?!  Everyone!  Well, this 9-year-old boy decided to follow thru with the fantasy at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport this past weekend.

It happened Saturday afternoon as a group of about 20 people, that the boy was traveling with, were checking bags for a trip they were taking together.  Apparently when no one was looking, the boy dove onto the bag belt as it left the ticketing area to go wherever all baggage goes.  The scary part is initially no one in the group noticed the boy was missing.  The good news?  Police found the boy in less than five minutes.

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.