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man drowns trying to ,swim to party

2007 Reader Submission
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a man was drinking in a bar, and heard of a rave party on an island, in harrisburg, pa.he went to get on one of the boats to the island. he was told that boats did not run between 10 pm and 6 am. he then decided to swim to the island. at night, 4:30 in the morning or so, on a strongly currented, dark, wide (a few hundred yards) river. drunk. as a result of his idiotic behavior, the party was busted, hundreds of people sent to jail, fined unjust amounts of money, the promoters fined, and charged with endangering everyone on the island at the time, and possibly even his idiocy. oh, and he lost his life in the process.

this is all i can type for now, i have a broken hand, and my own stupid story to go with that. thuis story is confirmed, check reference at at top. actually a big story i harrisburg at the moment

Submitted on 09/05/2007

Submitted by: gabe
Reference: http://www.wgal.com/news/14031172/detail.html

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Chip said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
Gabe, we do appreciate the submission of this story. I think it has a lot of potential but would like to see a more humorous write up. That is why I am neutral on the award.


Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
The article is an interesting read. This was the 7th annual holding of the party. The party organizers had paid for the boat transportation, for paramedics, and even for security. They'd sent out fliers & posted warnings telling party goers not to swim across the river, and despite all that this guy decided to do it anyway. As Chip said, this could use a better writeup but it certainly is worthy of a DA. Thanks, Gabe!


James said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Despite the write-up (which I'm sure can be improved), this story definitely deserves consideration, especially in light of all the precautions taken. Now it looks as if there may not be a party next year...!


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