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Jet-Skilled

A Yemeni teenager went on holiday to Langkawi, Malaysia to meet his friends, who skipped school and university to spend time with him. He had never been on a jet-ski before, and was really excited to try it out, despite the weather being bad, the sea being choppy, and being unable to swim.

A few minutes later, the young man took off his life jacket because he felt it was spoiling his Snapchat selfies. He then blasted the accelerator, one handed, while using the other hand to record a snapchat video. The jet ski was found a few minutes later, riderless, with the unfortunate young soul floating several meters away. Natural selection is ruthless

Submitted on 09/12/2019

Submitted by: Imran
Reference: https://www.thesundaily.my/local/yemeni-teen-drowns-while-attempting-to-take-a-selfie-on-a-jetski-in


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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
The referenced article indicates the teen was 17 so he was old enough. Given his inability to swim, his removing the life jacket, etc. I'm more than willing to vote for this. Thanks, Imran!


Candi said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
This guy just kept stacking the deck against himself to ludicrous levels. Thanks, Imran!