[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

A case of beer, a Wal-Mart raft, and mountain river rapids. What could go wrong?

[dakine]

I'm glad I was born old....

[WV Mountain Mama]

Good thing they drank the beer first, it would have been a total bummer had they lost it when the raft flipped...

[don-o]

Speaking of stupid.

[Salamander]

"Hold muh beer" ping

[Mrs. Shawnlaw]

What does wally world have to do with this? The raft was probably a Coleman brand!

[Mr Ramsbotham]

VAIL, Colo. -- Two 12-packs and a raft bought at Wal-Mart ....

A bottle of Chateauneuf du Pape and an inflatable boat from Target would no doubt have led to more auspicious results.

[Popman]

Williams described the trio's attempt...or lifejackets as simple "stupidity."

What would possess people to get into a Wal-Mart raft without life jackets careening down class III rapids is beyond "stupidity"

[Drew68]

Williams described the trio's attempt without proper equipment or lifejackets as simple "stupidity."

But they brought beer! What more do you need?

[Drew68]

I'd have liked to seen the looks on their faces at that moment when they realized they were in waaaay over their heads!

Anyways, glad they made it out OK. I have a soft spot for Colorado boys drinking beer and doing stupid acts out in nature. I was one of those boys myself once. We used to hang our beer over the side of the raft with a bungee cord to keep it cool. Those plastic 6-pack rings work great for that.

[Joe 6-pack]

For my next trick, I'll be doing Niagara Falls in one of these....

[ßuddaßudd]

I had a similar experience on the Potomac may years ago in a canoe and almost drowned. The rapids always look smaller from shore.

[djf]

One of the rivers near me has a sign, says something like: "Class 5 rapids - don't even think about it"

I think from there on it drops somethin like 600 feet in about a third of a mile stretch.

[Eagles6]

We were kayaking on the Rogue River in Oregon 30 yrs. ago and the same thing happenned. We rescued 2 guys and their girlfriends and 2 6' blue and yellow "bathtubs". We fished out beer and food for the next couple of miles. We were poor so their misfortune was our good fortune.

[Non-Sequitur]

3 Survive Rapids Attempt With Wal-Mart Raft

Soon to be followed by "3 File Lawsuit Against Wal-Mart Over Defective Raft".

[Fintan]

A case of beer, a Wal-Mart raft, and mountain river rapids. What could go wrong?

 

Well...it could've been worse.

[HereInTheHeartland]

The big question that one has asked, is of course; how did the 2 12 packs fare in this ordeal? Are they ok?

[Fruitbat]

A case of beer, a Wal-Mart raft, and mountain river rapids. What could go wrong?

LMAO!!

The adventure is nothing new to Williams, who said he also seeks thrills skateboarding, snowboarding and bungee jumping.

They forgot acting first and thinking second.

[TADSLOS]

Low, low prices, always (for a reason).

[Hardastarboard]

scrapes from the knees down and were stripped of most of their clothes.

Methinks there is a "Deliverance" story here that isn't being told.

[tubebender]

My friends, and you are my friends, please switch to a good cheap California Wine before you find yourselves in over your head like these younger lads...