Posted on 10/27/2022 2:06:43 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A 44-year-old California man died jumping after a woman off the 40-foot Huntington Beach Pier this weekend, authorities said.
The victim was identified by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department as Fenton Dee III, of Norwalk.
According to the authorities, police were called to the pier at around 6:30 p.m. Sunday in response to reports of a man and a woman who had jumped into the water. The 36-year-old woman who was with Dee survived the leap and was able to swim ashore unharmed, reported Fox 11.
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I’ve found around 70’ is where serious injury can occur if u land wrong
I never broke 100’
I preferred tennis shoes and decent fitting trunks or cutoffs
Like it was said here
Feet Pointed down
Fist and arms locked down by side
Stiffen right before impact
Good divers can slow it down with maneuvers
Pile driver or straight down jump hits highest speed
But easiest to control impact
I suppose I should not hope was a Democrat and had not voted yet.
So I won’t.
Clench your sphincter.
Pro tip: Stay on the pier.
“A 40 foot drop into water is not that difficult if you know what you are doing.”
And you know how deep it is.
Clinch your anus.
Unless you want an ocean enema.
Like your parents always said “if your friends jumped off of a pier would you do it too?”
I guess this guy did not listen to his parents warning.
Darwin awards?
Alcohol is a terrible drug
“He did it all for the nookie.”
Pretty sure that wasn’t the case, the woman is his sister.
That water is fairly cold and waves were pretty high for HB. Some surfers tried to rescue them.
“Huntington Beach resident and longtime surfer Landon Holman — an experienced swimmer who’d been trained and worked as a pool lifeguard — was among a few who braved Sunday’s intense surf conditions.
“The currents were strong, and waves reached up to 8 feet in height, the 27-year-old recalled Tuesday. That’s why he’d been startled to see the woman on the brink of jumping.
“They yelled down to us, ‘Hey, is it OK if we jump? Will we get in trouble?” he said, recounting how he warned them it was illegal, and dangerous besides. “Unfortunately, there were other surfers in the water who were instigating them.”
The woman, who later identified herself to Holman as “Heather,” Dee’s sister, began removing some articles of clothing and then, after losing her nerve a time or two and slipping at one point, she jumped. Shortly afterward, Dee jumped over the railing, according to Holman.
“They were both screaming frantically for help,” Holman said. “I got there pretty quickly — they were both grasping onto my board. There was no way I was going to be able to save them both.”
A second surfer approached Dee, while Holman took Heather to shore, instructing her to hold her breath as they were pummeled by waves and pulled by the currents. As soon as she was safe on land, he went back out to assist the other surfer, who’d become separated from Dee.
“When we got to him in the water, he was unresponsive,” he said. “As we were pulling him onto the beach, I was yelling at people to call 911. I checked for a pulse, and he didn’t have one.”
If souls count, the answer is none.
In addition to that, I’d cover my nose.
Fun is drinking and shooting off fireworks. 😏
Yeah, that sounds like a lot more fun than jumping 40 feet into cold water. Usually doesn’t kill you, either, unless you get careless with the really big fireworks.
We set the Green Cove Springs bridge on fire one 4th of July many, many years ago. Fortunately we were able to put it out with buckets of water. Then we disappeared into the mist. 😁
So you are saying my classic Jack-Knife isn’t the way to go?
I figure from 13 meters I should get a good splash.
And he did it all for nothing
That phrase deserves repeating several hundred times.
Is there anything else?
How about “NOT”.
Q.
What has more pull than a locomotive?
A.
P**ssy....
Would that be Green Cove Springs in Florida? My older sister lives not too far from there, between downtown Jacksonville and the ocean.
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