[pollyg107]

A whole bunch of people at an apartment complex on the Mississippi Gulf Coast were having a grand ole time at a hurricane party for Camille in August 1969. They're all dead.

[jonsie]

I remember that, I also heard from my Aunts in Gulfport that several young men were tied to a bridge to see the Hurricane and were found several miles inland.

[southernnorthcarolina]

The "hurricane party" story is a classic example of the urban legend. It never happened, yet it gets more catastrophic with each passing year. The legend which refuses to die is addressed HERE. Scroll down to the "Hurricane Party" heading.

Now, I don't suggest that people didn't die in Camille due to their failure to leave; nor do I advocate that folks in harm's way take Katrina lightly. But the famous Camille hurricane party never happened.