Posted on 02/28/2024 6:04:27 AM PST by V_TWIN
A Canadian tourist visiting Hawaii walked away nearly unscathed after he drove off a 60-foot cliff on the Big Island and fell into the ocean early Sunday morning.
The unidentified man, 27, was driving along restricted backroads near the South Point cliff dive with a rented Jeep when the vehicle plunged off the cliff at around 3:30 a.m., according to local reports.
The rental got stuck upside down on the rocks below, and when the tourist crawled out he fell directly into the water below him and was quickly swept away, Island News reported.
Luckily for him, local spear-fishermen often camp out on the beach overnight to begin fishing at the crack of dawn and a few who were there that morning witnessed the Jeep’s — and then the man’s — fall.
They quickly called 911, and first responders were able to bring the man to safety by coaching him from the shore.
One of the fishermen who witnessed the rescue said he and his dive partner were woken up by another fisherman whom the Jeep driver nearly hit when he drove off the cliff.
“He said that the car had gone off the cliff just to the right of him,” Mike Moody told the local outlet.
The fisherman immediately called 911.
“If he didn’t see it, the guy would have died 100%,” Moody told KHON2.
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The ultimate driving machine, rental cars. They can go anywhere, or jump any cliffs.
Lol
He drove it like it was a rental. Hope he bought the insurance so he isn’t paying for the rental company’s loss of income.
Did he get to see the sunrise or not?
His own insurance will cover the rental car the same as his own car. That’s why it’s a waste of money to let the rental companies talk you into taking out insurance for their rental.
He should have taken Notes before going off like that.
The suspense could have killed him.
He also survived the natives with spears.
A Jonah event? Do whales swim close to the shore of the Big Island?
Yes, that is true if you have insurance on your own autos. However, it is still a pain in the a$$.
That vehicle is totaled. I guarantee his insurance rates will go up because of it. Probably for good reason.
IF you use the rental car insurance you are covered with no hassle to you. When I travel on business, my company always tells us to deny the insurance because we are covered under the corporate policy. When I travel on my own dime, I get the insurance from the rental car company. ESPECIALLY, IF I AM IN ANOTHER COUNTRY.
He needs to get right with God. Sounds like a Jonah event.
Indeed, it does!
He walked on water?
I know why he survived.
Only fools and Canadians.
God sent him a personal wake up call.
What was the dummy doing out and about on a restricted road at 3:30am? Besides almost killing himself, he almost killed or injured one other person.
If dui, fine him and throw him in jail for a month.
😉
Yes. Really big ones.
1. How long can a person survive inside the belly of a whale?
2. How does the person get out of the whale?
Answer: As long as God wants him to.
I hope he took the insurance option for idiots
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