Posted on 11/04/2024 6:37:07 AM PST by Red Badger
A childish tantrum landed one man in jail after a video of the incident was published and went viral.
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The bit of aquatic road rage was captured on the body-worn camera of the victim and uploaded to the TikTok account of coastalfloats on October 27. It has since gained millions of views.
The encounter, which appears to have taken place in a Florida section of the Intracoastal Waterway, began as the victim was fishing the relatively calm stretch of water.
Video shows a jet skier approaching at a high rate of speed as a voiceover explains the situation.
“Fishing this point and this guy decided to run right on top of me,” coastalfloats’ video states.
The victim throws up his hands in confusion and frustration as the jet ski blows by him, throwing a nasty wake and scaring off any potential fish in the immediate area. The jet skier turned around and the confrontation began.
The jet skier can be seen on the video approaching the kayak from the back while gesturing and shouting something the camera doesn’t pick up.
The victim demands to know why the jet ski’s operator ran it so fast and so close to his kayak. He tells the man off for ruining his fishing spot, and it was at this point that the confrontation turned criminal.
The man on the jet ski, who had circled the kayak, cut towards it and quickly turned away, throttling his watercraft and violently churning the water.
The aerated and disturbed water turned the kayak over and dumped the victim into an incredibly dangerous situation. While the victim survived, the possibility of drowning is always present in the water and grows exponentially in situations like this.
And while the victim may have lived, his expensive camera equipment didn’t survive the plunge.
“He destroyed a lot of my equipment,” coastalfloats’ video states, “the Sony camera I used to take these was the biggest loss of many.”
The user also warned people to “wear your lifevest.”
You can watch the viral encounter for yourself below:
The suspect’s little tantrum is likely going to cost him in a big way, it seems.
According to Men’s Journal, Philip Bunch was arrested and put in the Nassau County Jail sometime in the days following the incident after users identified him as the man on the jet ski.
Bunch has been released, but is charged with felony criminal mischief and battery.
The suspect reportedly has numerous arrests on his records, including boating violations and methamphetamine trafficking.
The lesson here is clear: If you’re going to enter the water, wear a life jacket. If you’re going to act a fool on the water, it’s best to simply stay home.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.
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Jet skis are the BMW of the water.
“The lesson here is clear: If you’re going to enter the water, wear a life jacket” and carry a firearm!
stupid college kids getting drunk and falling off balconies os why very few if any hotel rooms in Daytona have balconies anymore.
I have all three. When I ride the jet ski I stay far away from every one because don't trust they won't turn in front of me.
My boat is a poon toon and I just ignore jet skis since I'm a lot bigger and can't maneuver anyway.
My big problem is with wake surfing boats that throw up a 4 foot wake. There a pain in the butt to all other water craft and shore line property.
I just loving putting along in my poon toon boat going 6 miles an hour with five or six guest only to have a 4 foot blue wave of water smash over the front of my boat. You can be 200 yards from the wake boat and it doesn't matter. The wake will continue until it hits the shore line.
And why do they have to hug the shore line all the time slamming the hell out of everyone's watercraft and docks.
It a big lake out there but they have to show off their 200K boat. They surf 3 feet behind the boat, how much fun could that be.
Learn to water ski you dorks.
I apologize for the rant.
You’re a responsible, considerate person. So many folks aren’t. I understand the rant.
Heard of a pontoon boat; whatza poon toon?
LOL Got me on that one. The FR spelling police are always on the job, although a poon-toon boat sounds like it could be fun.
Something like poontang maybe?😇
later
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