Some guy was flying a drone out over the coastline. One of those big expensive ones. Drone battery dies, drone lands on a big rock sticking up out of the water. Drone operator offers $500 to anyone who can retrieve it. Enter..... my dumb kid. He spends 45 minutes sizing up the situation. Water is calm the entire time. The plan was his buddy would follow him down the cliff with a rope. He will tie off on the rope and his buddy would hang onto the other end. He gets down the cliff and his buddy isn't there. Chickened out. Send buddy back to the truck to throw down a rope anyways. At least he can tie off on a rock or something. During that short time, the water rises without warning. Maybe 75-100 feet? Dumb kid has nothing to hold onto. The waves never let up after that. Like the very first of a rough surf. Had to get a helicopter ride. Luckily one was nearby already. It's been over a month and he's still sore. A few tickets with pending court dates. I seriously doubt $500 is going to cover this. My dad shared plenty of stories about me, so I guess I can't bitch. These are pictures from the local news site.
OMG! Best story by far! Glad your boys safe! But fucking funny story! Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk