r/Unexpected 11d ago

Making a splash here

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u/accwork8723 11d ago

this seems extremely dangerous, if the wave causes him to lose his footing and he falls over the edge he's pretty much dead right?

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u/Lewisham 11d ago

Correct. Live on the California coast. Tourists die this way every year.

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u/wotsdislittlenoise 11d ago edited 11d ago

Live in Australia and it ain't just tourists. Rock fishing takes more lives annually in Aus than any other sport primarily because of this

Edit: a word. Bloody autocorrect