Terrifying moment elderly couple bounce off a buoy and crash speedboat into busy beach after driver’s foot slipped
An elderly couple crashed a speedboat into a beach after the driver’s foot slipped when he hit a wave.
Idyllic scenes at a picturesque California beach are interrupted when a speedboat comes zooming into view in a video captured by an onlooker.
The boat, piloted by an elderly man with a woman sat on the passenger side, bounces off a buoy before colliding with the shoreline bringing the vessel to an abrupt stop.
People can be heard screaming in the background as they watch the chaotic ordeal unfold – all the while Baby Got Back by Sir Mix-a-Lot blares out of a speaker in the background.
According to the videographer, who captured the footage in California on Sunday, the man driving said he hit a wave and his foot had slipped.
In the video, a person is filming a picturesque California beach when suddenly the idyllic scenes are interrupted when a speedboat comes zooming into view
The boat, piloted by an elderly man with a woman sat on the passenger side, bounces off a buoy before colliding with the shoreline bringing the vessel to an abrupt stop
According to the videographer, who captured the footage in California on Sunday, the man driving said he hit a wave and his foot had slipped
Luckily, the couple were not injured.
The post was captioned: ‘Excuse me, sir, you can’t park there,’ and quickly went viral gaining over 66,000 likes, as well as 4,100 comments.
Social media users were quick to point out how calm and collected the couple appear despite their ordeal.
One said: ‘His wife is used to it, didn’t even flinch.’
Cheo wrote: ‘They look so normal like they do this all the time.’
Daniel commented: ‘That’s a Ride or die wife right there, they both made it look like it was nothing.’
Scott said: ‘Dudes are perfectly calm and there’s always gotta be some women screaming in the background.’
Ray joked: ‘He told her to act natural.’
Another user said: ‘Baby got back’ on the speakers is killing me.’
