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http://www.kingcountyjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060627/NEWS/606270322

I'm not a reporter and am not really up on how to get the details for this story, but I live nearby where it occured and heard about it from other residents.

I live on a popular 'Floating' (boats, innertubes, rafts, etc) river and a few weeks ago a man was floating down the river on his innertube, with a second tube that had his ice chest in the center. He then tied the ice chest to his ankle with a rope so it wouldnt float away, which wasn't nearly as bright as he thought.

At some point on his journey down the river a boat roared by, and the subsequent wake it left behind filled the ice chest with water, creating an all to effective anchor which sank to the bottom. The man, unable to unfasten the rope around his ankle, soon joined it, and drowned...

Submitted on 07/27/2006

Submitted by: Chris
Reference: king county journal

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James said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
Thanks, Chris. I'm only voting neutral because of the lack of detail, but in reality I think this guy deserves a DA. I've never heard of anyone doing this before. It is, IMO, about as stupid a thing as one can do while inner tubing!


Fitzroy said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
The relevant part of the media reference is in the third paragraph from the end. Detail is sparse, but I believe this was a "tied himself to a potential anchor" scenario. I could see using loose coils or an easily breakable tether, but a firm binding with strong rope exemplifies terminally poor judgement.


Jorge said:
Neutral: Darwin Award


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