Charles Darwin is agog at the wondrous stupidity contemplated by the near-miss Honorable Mentions who somehow survived a near-Darwin event.

Honorable Mentions!
Swim with the fishy...

Although the stupidity displayed in the following tales stops short of the ultimate sacrifice, we salute the spirit and innovation shown in these misadventures.

2016, 2015, 2014
Rivers go in circles...right?

An attractive river turned into an impromptu episode of 'naked and
    afraid' for three women...

—HONORABLE MENTIONS—

2022—2019  2018—2017  2016—2014 
2010  2009  2008  2007  2006—2005 
2004  2003  2002  2001  2000 
...and more: 1990's archive returning soon...

The At-Risk Survivors category honors those who stop short of the ultimate sacrifice, yet serve as examples of the idiotic experimentation required to win a bona-fide Darwin Award.