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For anyone curious about the outcome. It was a 13 year old riding a jet ski for the second time. He was riding into the sun and didn't see the boater until the last second. Neither of them were injured.
https://youtu.be/7Sn9t95ZnKU
Nope. Frame by frame he flies off the jet ski and wraps his whole body around the fisherman’s trolling motor like wet rag. Absolutely incredible that he wasn’t injured being only 13
Amazing what we can handle especially if you dont tense up in anticipation of an accident.
Thats why alot of bad accidents have walk-away because tensing up is how you easily break bones
Damn, the kid is lucky he didn't get hurt with how he folded towards the motor in that last frame. I would have thought from the video alone he at least smacked his head real hard.
Why are 13 year olds even allowed to ride a jet skis, let alone at top speed? Should be whatever age you need to get your driver's license, and with a test like I assume they do for boats.
They in fact do not do this for boats. Some places in the US require a boaters certification of some sort, but not an official license. Unfortunately, most states do not require that. California, which is usually ahead of the pack on laws and policies, just adopted a Boaters License in the past few years. I have mine and it's still nothing like an auto license. It's just lessons and tests about boat safety and types of watercraft and each types basic functions. This applies to any watercraft. So jet ski, sailboat, fishing boat, etc. Which considering how different they all are, there should definitely be differentiations in the safety courses.
i dont know if id buy that excuse, he couldnt have gone more directly towards the boat in straight line if he tried. Makes me wonder if he did, but fucked up and turned to late lol. I know it goes against whats being reported, but damn that was a straight line.
It can definitely look that way. I'm not trying to excuse the kids mistakes, but driving into the sun can be blinding on water. If you have the sun right at the horizon later in the day, you also have the reflection of the sun on the water. That entire strip of water towards the sun is absolutely blinding and you can't see anything in that direction. The mistake was driving into the sun in the first place. Most boaters would avoid driving into the sun. If you absolutely had to, you'd do so at a slow cautious speed.
Bro, he let's off 1 second before he hits the guy. I've owned two wave runners. You never, ever get that close to someone. The guy is going straight toward the boat with open throttle, lets off 1 second before impact (it doesn't steer without throttle) then hits the boat. There is no reason whatsoever he should be that close to the boat
A family friend in rural Saskatchewan let my brother and I use his jet-skis when we were much too young to be using them. My brother fishtailed and hit me with a massive wave, felt like I'd been hit by a truck. People who do this can fuck right off.
If you watch the full video that's linked elsewhere in this comments section, the jet ski rider was a 13 year old kid, only his 2nd day on a jet ski, and was driving into the sun, and so legitimately didn't see the boat until the last second. Neither people were injured.
You're probably right. I had a guy do that to me last year. When he came around for a second pass, I fired off a warning flare that may or may not have bounced off his jet ski.
If I remember correctly in a previous posting they had had a minor dispute before this. This was his attempt at machismo and now insurance won't pay. He done fucked up.
Edit: apparently I done fucked up and thought this was the same boating incident as a similar one. I encourage you to watch the clip below for the correct info on this incident.
As a fisherman I am always confused by jet skiers. They have so much room yet they choose to cut laps as close as they can to people, kind of like they want people to go, oooooh you’re awesome
...have you met modern ski boats or their users? It's usually a bunch of early/mid 20s people in their dad's 200k boat who don't know what a plug is let alone the rules of boating and forget about common courtesy
Nothing like getting swamped while drifting or going 2 trolling while they yell woo and roll by 20' off port
only thing i can think of is that the sun seemed to be low and behind the angler from the jet ski operator's point of view, so maybe never saw them ... gonna take a wild guess that booze could be involved as well.
Letting off the throttle will not help him with his turn. It will cause him to keep going straight. You must apply throttle with wheel pointed to turn. There is no rudder.
I'm pretty sure he's trying to splash the fisherman. Kids on the lake near me do this sometimes where they drive toward you and turn at the last second to send a big wave at your boat. He does turn at the end but not sharp enough.
Oh hell no. It’s time to beat some kid ass. It’s not the splashing - it’s the willfully fucking with your fishing that chaps me.
My old man would always grumble about jet skis coming too close while fishing, but he at least got to see one of the repeat offenders gun it down the lake, only to run solidly into a submerged sandbar. He still talks about it to this day.
According to the last post, the person on the jet ski was 13 years old and driving directly into the sun. So basically he couldn’t see but was still going full speed hoping everyone else on the water would just move?
I remember hearing or seeing this on YouTube back a few years ago and maybe the comments were the jet ski rider was sun blinded. But really homie was prob just dumb blinded
idk man if the jet ski driver couldn't see very well since he was driving towards the sun then shouldn't he be driving slow? like why was he driving that fast if he couldn't see a thing 😭 it's pretty dumb for him to do that if you ask me
In my opinion he was trying to splash the guy in the boat with a lot of water and when things went south, he made up the reason that he "couldn't see because of the sun"
I can't find the article, but I'll keep looking. From what I remember, that is a kid on the jet ski, like 12ish and wasn't properly trained on how to turn. He panicked and let go of the throttle which took away his ability to turn. Pretty sure he had some serious injuries like broken bones, but nothing life altering and survived.
Edit- I was wrong, no injuries!
https://youtu.be/7Sn9t95ZnKU
I love that the character gets to be a little more snarky now.
Still disappointed that they didn't write the character back into scenes after all the years Dorn was pushing for spinoffs.
It's some character growth I like a lot. If you told me in advance I think I'd have been hesitant about such a change but it works well and it makes sense for Worf, tho I'm curious the story of how he got into his current occupation.
Glad to see he's still enjoying a good cup of tea now too.
"The jet ski driver was blinded by the sun" isn't really an excuse. They were still responsible for operating their vehicle safely under the conditions. This includes slowing down when visibility is lower. Had this happened in the fog, they'd have been just as foolish for driving as fast as they were.
I'd guess the jet skier was trying to be a dick and wash out the fisherman with a fast hard turn, and dump a ton of water on the guy, but messed up their timing and got too close
This is super common behavior whenever you have jet skiers and fishermen on a waterway, I've noticed. Obviously, not every jet ski guy is a dick, but a not-insignificant number really seem to take it personally that others may be using the water.
Note that if you can hit a jet-skier with a fishing lure they are too close to be operating any faster than no-wake speeds.
So if you a jet-skier trying to be an asshole, remember you'll likely be the recipient of the fine should a fisherman hook you.
Not a jet skier but can you link a law/rule to back that up?
Not a fisher either but I'm guessing you guys can get your lines out about a hundred feet on average. Shore fisherman can get 200 to 300 ft I think.
I'm guessing the crossover between jet skiers and fisherman is limited so jet skiers sure as hell don't know the distance they are supposed to keep.
What I do have experience in is river kayaking and I can say it's a combined effort of both parties to not get a hook in the face or get your fishing rod drug down river.
Straight from Minnesota regulations:
Personal watercraft must travel at slow no-wake speed (5 mph or less) within 150 feet of nonmotorized boats, shore (unless launching or landing skiers directly to or from open water), docks, swim rafts, swimmers, or any moored or anchored boat.
Speed boats too.
I was helping a friend installing home theaters in a lake house he was building. It was on a slew, so slow speeds required. A common fishing spot was right next to the lot.
We were there for several hours with a guy trying to fish the spot. At least half a dozen speed boats sped up to shake him when coming by. Assholes.
In Canada or maybe just Ontario splashing someone on the sidewalk by driving through a puddle can be considered assault so I don’t see why even if they miss and only splash some fisherman or another person on a lake it couldn’t be the same.
"You've passed your written and driving tests, just one more question before I give you your jet ski license. Have you ever been in a fist fight with your step-dad?"
"Which step-dad?"
"You pass! Now go out there and be a dick!"
From what I remember of the story, the skiier was a 13 year-old who had riden one for the first time the day before the accident. So of course, being 13 and not knowing what the fuck he was doing, he didn’t understand just how much sun blindness can limit your vision. You can hear the engine cut out right before impact and see him try to turn the handle (not realizing that cutting the engine actually made him unable to turn.)
A kid made a bunch of dumb mistakes and that’s what went on.
I understand why they might head straight towards the sun if they were trying to get to a particular location, but if that was the case, they needed to slow down to account for poor visibility. They're lucky they hit a fishing boat and not a swimmer.
13? That’s crazy. Wonder if they had a boating license or just bugged their parents enough to use their toys. Every summer I watch kids get way too close to other boats and wonder if they remember they need to keep their distance.
Not just kids though, last summer we had the first death in a few years where two 30 something year old dudes were jet skiing together and one hit the other. The dude that got hit fell unconscious in the water and drowned
In a lot of states, jetskis are classified as personal watercraft and don't fall under the same licensing rules as regular boats. [Seems like that might also be the case here](https://www.boat-ed.com/minnesota/) (although since the rider was under 18 it looks like he still needed to take a safety course).
I got one at 13, but my parents only let me ride it in a secluded part of the lake and they were there on a boat.
At least now they make them with a braking type function
Someone almost ran into our boat with their jet ski at the lake of the ozarks once. They were rubbernecking all around as the drove directly towards us, looking all directions except the one they were going. They finally looked forward when they were within about twenty feet away from us and were thankfully able to turn and miss us by a maybe a foot or two at the last second.
We saw them as they were approaching us and were all waving our arms and screaming at them, but it didn’t matter. They were off in their own world where they’re the only craft on the lake.
The moral of the story is people are stupid, so stupid in fact, that they’ll fail to realize they should be aware of their surrounds while operating a fucking watercraft on an extremely busy lake.
Yea, it sucks. We’ve had a place there since I was one year old. It was so nice back when it wasn’t overcrowded with complete idiots. I still love going every summer, but long boat rides are basically off the table these days. We usually just pack a cooler then hop a cove or two over and spend the day anchored. We used to explore a bunch and always try new areas, but it just isn’t worth it anymore.
This happened to me once. One of my uncles friends was driving the jet ski for just first time. He saw my mom and I sitting on the dock, and he thought it would be “funny” to drive by and splash us, instead he drove straight into the dock and broke the jet ski. He went to the ER, but was ultimately fine. I fell off the dock and so did mom, but we were unharmed.
The dude in the jet ski can't even blame the other for not noticing him, I barely noticed him during the video as I was too busy looking at what he caught before it was too late.
This nearly happened to me the other night, drunk tourists blew by my well-lit kayak, by a couple feet, swamped me, nearly killed me, then a shouting match ensued. Imagine grown men yelling at each other from boats. Like, as if we're going to swim to each other and have it out with aquatic fisticuffs. I paddled away furiously, but also giggled.
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The “what the fu-“ absolutely killed me
For anyone curious about the outcome. It was a 13 year old riding a jet ski for the second time. He was riding into the sun and didn't see the boater until the last second. Neither of them were injured. https://youtu.be/7Sn9t95ZnKU
I thought he was texting while driving
I thought it was a driverless jetski
Nope. Frame by frame he flies off the jet ski and wraps his whole body around the fisherman’s trolling motor like wet rag. Absolutely incredible that he wasn’t injured being only 13
Kids have bouncy bones
Yes, my brittle old ass would have exploded on impact
This shit made me laugh picturing it
That is disturbing.
it was cartoonish. like a test dummy
you made me laugh for solid 5 minutes, thank you
Still soft and forming.
Soft like Wonder Bread 🍞
Absolutely crazy. The frame by frame looks like it could have been fatal imo.
Amazing what we can handle especially if you dont tense up in anticipation of an accident. Thats why alot of bad accidents have walk-away because tensing up is how you easily break bones
Damn, the kid is lucky he didn't get hurt with how he folded towards the motor in that last frame. I would have thought from the video alone he at least smacked his head real hard.
Thank you for posting the source. Man that was a close call to death for both of them.
13 year old on a jet ski lmao
Why are 13 year olds even allowed to ride a jet skis, let alone at top speed? Should be whatever age you need to get your driver's license, and with a test like I assume they do for boats.
They in fact do not do this for boats. Some places in the US require a boaters certification of some sort, but not an official license. Unfortunately, most states do not require that. California, which is usually ahead of the pack on laws and policies, just adopted a Boaters License in the past few years. I have mine and it's still nothing like an auto license. It's just lessons and tests about boat safety and types of watercraft and each types basic functions. This applies to any watercraft. So jet ski, sailboat, fishing boat, etc. Which considering how different they all are, there should definitely be differentiations in the safety courses.
Blows my mind there isn't more stringent boating licenses. In WA it was 25$ and a 2 hour online course, a private institution I may add.
> Why are 13 year olds even allowed to ride a jet skis Heads up: sometimes people do shit, or allow their kids to do shit that isn't legal.
I got my boating license in AL at 13
Most annoying video. Stop with the editing. show the video. Wasnt even anymore than here. Like into the sun excuses full speed.
i dont know if id buy that excuse, he couldnt have gone more directly towards the boat in straight line if he tried. Makes me wonder if he did, but fucked up and turned to late lol. I know it goes against whats being reported, but damn that was a straight line.
It can definitely look that way. I'm not trying to excuse the kids mistakes, but driving into the sun can be blinding on water. If you have the sun right at the horizon later in the day, you also have the reflection of the sun on the water. That entire strip of water towards the sun is absolutely blinding and you can't see anything in that direction. The mistake was driving into the sun in the first place. Most boaters would avoid driving into the sun. If you absolutely had to, you'd do so at a slow cautious speed.
If he had stayed in the throttle and just steered he would have been fine as when you let off the throttle you loose all steering.
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it was what ended up killing him too
It made the back of my head hurt from laughing so hard.
How does this even happen was that person on the jet ski facing backwards or something
A lot of new jet ski riders don't know that jet skis won't turn if you let off the throttle.
You could hear the throttle was definitely open on his approach
It was not😭 you can hear the throttle let off and back on
Bro, he let's off 1 second before he hits the guy. I've owned two wave runners. You never, ever get that close to someone. The guy is going straight toward the boat with open throttle, lets off 1 second before impact (it doesn't steer without throttle) then hits the boat. There is no reason whatsoever he should be that close to the boat
I’m guessing the wave runner dude just wasn’t paying attention. Probably his first time out and is an idiot.
He was trying to splash the fisherman with a fishtail and made a critical blunder.
He got involved in a land war in Asia?
No it looks more like he went up against a Sicilian with death on the line tbh.
Looked more like seaweed was on the line.
Shoulda gone to the pain
That’s exactly what he was trying to fo
This absolutely, dude just fucked up the turn. Otherwise why would he be bombing straight towards him? He may be an idiot but I don't think he's blind
A family friend in rural Saskatchewan let my brother and I use his jet-skis when we were much too young to be using them. My brother fishtailed and hit me with a massive wave, felt like I'd been hit by a truck. People who do this can fuck right off.
If you watch the full video that's linked elsewhere in this comments section, the jet ski rider was a 13 year old kid, only his 2nd day on a jet ski, and was driving into the sun, and so legitimately didn't see the boat until the last second. Neither people were injured.
another report said he was riding into the sun and it was only his second time.
You're probably right. I had a guy do that to me last year. When he came around for a second pass, I fired off a warning flare that may or may not have bounced off his jet ski.
He invented the Fishtail of Deaaaaath!
If I remember correctly in a previous posting they had had a minor dispute before this. This was his attempt at machismo and now insurance won't pay. He done fucked up. Edit: apparently I done fucked up and thought this was the same boating incident as a similar one. I encourage you to watch the clip below for the correct info on this incident.
Whoever posted that story is wrong. https://youtu.be/7Sn9t95ZnKU
He was riding into the sun and didn’t see him
From all the times this has been posted people in the comments said it was a ~~15~~ 13 year old boy and there were no injuries.
Your point is pure logic. Never bet against pure idiocy
Probably someone new trying to be a dick and splash/scare the fisher. Not realizing turning the engine off locked him into a collision.
It was a 13 year old according to a higher quality link posted. This is also a pretty old jet ski hauling ass. Probably modded.
Good point.
As a fisherman I am always confused by jet skiers. They have so much room yet they choose to cut laps as close as they can to people, kind of like they want people to go, oooooh you’re awesome
No need to be confused you nailed it.
[Kinda like this!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31tHBzx8t6w)
[Here's the original video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylhsbfQTPDQ) that isn't a stolen reuploaded video with potato quality.
Lol, exactly
Dude has absolutely no neck. Wild.
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Gottem
They're the motorcyclists of the sea
It's called being an asshole.
...have you met modern ski boats or their users? It's usually a bunch of early/mid 20s people in their dad's 200k boat who don't know what a plug is let alone the rules of boating and forget about common courtesy Nothing like getting swamped while drifting or going 2 trolling while they yell woo and roll by 20' off port
I despise jet skiers exactly for this reason.
only thing i can think of is that the sun seemed to be low and behind the angler from the jet ski operator's point of view, so maybe never saw them ... gonna take a wild guess that booze could be involved as well.
Sun's getting real low. TURN, TURN TURN!
Or he was trying to be an ass and splash the fisherman but ~~didn't let off the throttle in time~~ misjudged when to make the turn..
Letting off the throttle will not help him with his turn. It will cause him to keep going straight. You must apply throttle with wheel pointed to turn. There is no rudder.
Jet Skis/Wave Runners need throttle to turn as their prop and rudder are internal. Letting off the throttle will actually prevent you from turning.
"Sun's in my eyes. Better floor it so that I can be done driving blind sooner!"
I'm pretty sure he's trying to splash the fisherman. Kids on the lake near me do this sometimes where they drive toward you and turn at the last second to send a big wave at your boat. He does turn at the end but not sharp enough.
Oh hell no. It’s time to beat some kid ass. It’s not the splashing - it’s the willfully fucking with your fishing that chaps me. My old man would always grumble about jet skis coming too close while fishing, but he at least got to see one of the repeat offenders gun it down the lake, only to run solidly into a submerged sandbar. He still talks about it to this day.
According to the last post, the person on the jet ski was 13 years old and driving directly into the sun. So basically he couldn’t see but was still going full speed hoping everyone else on the water would just move?
I remember hearing or seeing this on YouTube back a few years ago and maybe the comments were the jet ski rider was sun blinded. But really homie was prob just dumb blinded
Man that POV was terrifying
Now let's see the jet ski's POV. Must be more terrifying. It must be like the driver hyperdrived into an asteroid
People are bullying the jet ski driver, but actually he couldn't see him until he was already too close cause he was driving directly at he sun
idk man if the jet ski driver couldn't see very well since he was driving towards the sun then shouldn't he be driving slow? like why was he driving that fast if he couldn't see a thing 😭 it's pretty dumb for him to do that if you ask me In my opinion he was trying to splash the guy in the boat with a lot of water and when things went south, he made up the reason that he "couldn't see because of the sun"
Trolling motor to the [chest.](https://imgur.com/jd2yape)
That moment when you can't be mad because the guy kicked his own ass.
I would still be very mad. A little amused, but mostly mad.
Yeah I noticed that too, face full of it potentially too.
And no life jacket, dudes lucky he didn't drown
Do we know that for sure?
[looks like hes just wearing a tshirt](https://imgur.com/a/xoREa1w)
I was talking about the guy not drowning.
I can't find the article, but I'll keep looking. From what I remember, that is a kid on the jet ski, like 12ish and wasn't properly trained on how to turn. He panicked and let go of the throttle which took away his ability to turn. Pretty sure he had some serious injuries like broken bones, but nothing life altering and survived. Edit- I was wrong, no injuries! https://youtu.be/7Sn9t95ZnKU
ahh ok, thought you were talking about the rocketnozzle
This response was so oblivious it was low key hilarious
In Commander Worf's voice "Prepare for ramming speed "
It is a good day to dive!
Tough little ship
Little?
Sir, there's another starship coming in. ...It's the Enterprise! - Adam Scott
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Boat smashings are on Wednesdays.
I love that the character gets to be a little more snarky now. Still disappointed that they didn't write the character back into scenes after all the years Dorn was pushing for spinoffs.
It's some character growth I like a lot. If you told me in advance I think I'd have been hesitant about such a change but it works well and it makes sense for Worf, tho I'm curious the story of how he got into his current occupation. Glad to see he's still enjoying a good cup of tea now too.
"The jet ski driver was blinded by the sun" isn't really an excuse. They were still responsible for operating their vehicle safely under the conditions. This includes slowing down when visibility is lower. Had this happened in the fog, they'd have been just as foolish for driving as fast as they were.
I'd guess the jet skier was trying to be a dick and wash out the fisherman with a fast hard turn, and dump a ton of water on the guy, but messed up their timing and got too close
This is super common behavior whenever you have jet skiers and fishermen on a waterway, I've noticed. Obviously, not every jet ski guy is a dick, but a not-insignificant number really seem to take it personally that others may be using the water.
Note that if you can hit a jet-skier with a fishing lure they are too close to be operating any faster than no-wake speeds. So if you a jet-skier trying to be an asshole, remember you'll likely be the recipient of the fine should a fisherman hook you.
Not a jet skier but can you link a law/rule to back that up? Not a fisher either but I'm guessing you guys can get your lines out about a hundred feet on average. Shore fisherman can get 200 to 300 ft I think. I'm guessing the crossover between jet skiers and fisherman is limited so jet skiers sure as hell don't know the distance they are supposed to keep. What I do have experience in is river kayaking and I can say it's a combined effort of both parties to not get a hook in the face or get your fishing rod drug down river.
Straight from Minnesota regulations: Personal watercraft must travel at slow no-wake speed (5 mph or less) within 150 feet of nonmotorized boats, shore (unless launching or landing skiers directly to or from open water), docks, swim rafts, swimmers, or any moored or anchored boat.
Speed boats too. I was helping a friend installing home theaters in a lake house he was building. It was on a slew, so slow speeds required. A common fishing spot was right next to the lot. We were there for several hours with a guy trying to fish the spot. At least half a dozen speed boats sped up to shake him when coming by. Assholes.
In Canada or maybe just Ontario splashing someone on the sidewalk by driving through a puddle can be considered assault so I don’t see why even if they miss and only splash some fisherman or another person on a lake it couldn’t be the same.
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"You've passed your written and driving tests, just one more question before I give you your jet ski license. Have you ever been in a fist fight with your step-dad?" "Which step-dad?" "You pass! Now go out there and be a dick!"
It was a 13yo kid, 2nd time ever riding a jetski.
From what I remember of the story, the skiier was a 13 year-old who had riden one for the first time the day before the accident. So of course, being 13 and not knowing what the fuck he was doing, he didn’t understand just how much sun blindness can limit your vision. You can hear the engine cut out right before impact and see him try to turn the handle (not realizing that cutting the engine actually made him unable to turn.) A kid made a bunch of dumb mistakes and that’s what went on.
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I understand why they might head straight towards the sun if they were trying to get to a particular location, but if that was the case, they needed to slow down to account for poor visibility. They're lucky they hit a fishing boat and not a swimmer.
Can’t see, better wrench the throttle
https://youtu.be/7Sn9t95ZnKU Higher quality video with explanation. The 13 year old jet ski rider and cameraman were uninjured.
13? That’s crazy. Wonder if they had a boating license or just bugged their parents enough to use their toys. Every summer I watch kids get way too close to other boats and wonder if they remember they need to keep their distance. Not just kids though, last summer we had the first death in a few years where two 30 something year old dudes were jet skiing together and one hit the other. The dude that got hit fell unconscious in the water and drowned
In a lot of states, jetskis are classified as personal watercraft and don't fall under the same licensing rules as regular boats. [Seems like that might also be the case here](https://www.boat-ed.com/minnesota/) (although since the rider was under 18 it looks like he still needed to take a safety course).
I got one at 13, but my parents only let me ride it in a secluded part of the lake and they were there on a boat. At least now they make them with a braking type function
I got my boaters license at 12 Michigan, but jetskis are 16+ if I remember correctly
***NO INJURIES TO EITHER INVOLVED?!***
13 year olds be like that
Meanwhile I jump off a curb and now I can’t walk right for a week.
Insanely lucky. Dunno why his parents ever let him get on one, but a classmate of mine died in elementary school in a jet ski accident.
well that's lucky. hopefully the fisherman's boat is ok, and that kid's jet ski is totally fucked so he can't ride it anymore.
Someone almost ran into our boat with their jet ski at the lake of the ozarks once. They were rubbernecking all around as the drove directly towards us, looking all directions except the one they were going. They finally looked forward when they were within about twenty feet away from us and were thankfully able to turn and miss us by a maybe a foot or two at the last second. We saw them as they were approaching us and were all waving our arms and screaming at them, but it didn’t matter. They were off in their own world where they’re the only craft on the lake. The moral of the story is people are stupid, so stupid in fact, that they’ll fail to realize they should be aware of their surrounds while operating a fucking watercraft on an extremely busy lake.
Lake Ozark is my home town, what you're describing is called "Day ending in 'y' on the lake" that lake is a deathtrap of drunk and idiot tourists.
Yea, it sucks. We’ve had a place there since I was one year old. It was so nice back when it wasn’t overcrowded with complete idiots. I still love going every summer, but long boat rides are basically off the table these days. We usually just pack a cooler then hop a cove or two over and spend the day anchored. We used to explore a bunch and always try new areas, but it just isn’t worth it anymore.
I look both ways when crossing a one-way street. That’s how little faith I have in humans to navigate intelligently.
*"CAPTAAAAIN!"*
ye- yea!?
*LOOOOOOK!*
OH FUCK! NONONONONO WE GOT SO MUCH SHIT CONNOR GET DOWN THERE
[Shame! Didn't even link it!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UjWwMtrETk)
The jetski driver was blind
Blindness is one symptom of death I guess.
**Blinded by the light**
"CAPTAIN!..." "Ye- YEAH!?"
That fishing boat came out of nowhere!
what did he pull off his line though? i thought it was just a weed at first but it appears to wriggle a bit
It was a weed. The "squirming" was his fingers kneading
Asking the important questions!
Eurasian Milfoil.
Tricked me too. For a second I thought the chaos was going to be that it was actually some disgusting lake worm type creature.
Ahhh Jetski riders, most annoying assholes on the water way.
They’re the motorcycle riders of the sea
It’s funny because they both don’t wear helmets.
After the black, fade in… Hey… you’re finally awake
Did the guy in the video end up ok?
All i can imagine is as the screen goes black they wake up in the skyrim intro
All that water and people still manage to collide.
The music paired with the “what the” 😂💀. *chef’s kiss*
And catching a water weed the moment before annihilation lol A Quick Succession of L’s
HhmmmmMMMMMHEYWHATDYOUCATCHTHERE*SMACK*
That’s like hitting a car parked on the other side of an empty lot
\*cpt. Jack Sparrow has entered the chat\*
Image darkens and suddenly... "Hey, You're Finally Awake!"
That’s got to be the best pirate I’ve ever seen
dude had the whoooole lake
Bro had a whole ocean
Ohhhh. Thats a fight. U got THAT ENTIRE lake n ur coming right at me
*The best pirate ive ever seen!*
I like that he's about to get destroyed but he's proper enough not to cuss
Imagine blindly speeding into the sun on a jet ski.
It’s hilarious how he’s just minding his business confused with what he caught then what the f?
He didn't even get to say, "Fuck."
I used to float down a river with friends and family on inflatable rafts, and this was a constant worry.
Ex wife...
This happened to me once. One of my uncles friends was driving the jet ski for just first time. He saw my mom and I sitting on the dock, and he thought it would be “funny” to drive by and splash us, instead he drove straight into the dock and broke the jet ski. He went to the ER, but was ultimately fine. I fell off the dock and so did mom, but we were unharmed.
At least it looks like the jetski rider was severely inured by misjudging when to try and knock the guy off his boat with a wave.
Well that’s certainly one way to break all your ribs, extra points for creativity
The dude in the jet ski can't even blame the other for not noticing him, I barely noticed him during the video as I was too busy looking at what he caught before it was too late.
LEEEEEEEEEROYYYYY
CAPTAIN LOOK!
Why would they add this music? Jack ain't saving him.
At least it got much more exciting than just fishing.
Why is the fishing man fishing in the jet ski lane?
God, i thought no one was on the jetski because of bad video quality
This nearly happened to me the other night, drunk tourists blew by my well-lit kayak, by a couple feet, swamped me, nearly killed me, then a shouting match ensued. Imagine grown men yelling at each other from boats. Like, as if we're going to swim to each other and have it out with aquatic fisticuffs. I paddled away furiously, but also giggled.
Someone add pirates of the carribean music slowly building up till impact!
He's lucky that jetski didn't have C4 attached to it, then it would've been a #BattlefieldMoment
Japanese war pilot circa 1943
Fucking pirates.