2008 Honorable Mentions

The stupidity displayed by the participants in the following tales stops short of the ultimate Darwin Awards sacrifice. Nevertheless, we salute the spirit and innovation of their misadventures.

Riders On The Storm 2008 Honorable Mention Confirmed True by Darwin (18 August 2008, Florida) A kite-boarder who went for a wild ride on the winds of Tropical Storm Fay is in critical condition at Broward General Medical Center. A news crew was filming the storm when they captured footage of the 26-year-old man's aerial adventure. Harnessed to his sail, he was picked up by the wind and slammed into the beach, dragged along the sand, picked up again, and bashed into a building. The man's family described him an experienced kite-boarder. His harness was equipped with emergency releases, but the wind whirled him around so fast that had no time to jettison the kite. A witness said, "It was a miracle that he just flew over the street and didn't get hit by a car." This story calls to mind the Doors song, "Riders On The Storm." ORIGINAL SUBMISSION A related incident. DarwinAwards.com © 1994 - 2009 Submitted by: Fred Reference: http://cbs4.com/local/Kite.Surfer.las.2.798049.html Awful? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Great? Hate it! Love it!

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