These guys deserve the Darwin Award. Taken from The Denver Post

Greeley teen killed in "insane stunt"
By Kirk Mitchell
Denver Post Staff Writer
Article Last Updated: 07/07/2007 01:04:31 PM MDT


Divers recovered the body of a 17-year-old boy this morning from a pond north of Greeley after he and a friend had driven an old car into the water during a stunt Friday night.

The boy, whose name has not been released, and 19-year-old Darren Bucklen, both of Greeley, sped over a dirt ramp they built and flew 40-feet from the shore in an older car that they had cut the roof off of, said Dale Lyman, spokesman for the Union Colony First Rescue Authority in Weld County.

The car quickly sank into the pit and the victim and his companion came to the surface, Lyman said.

Friends watched as the boys struggled in the water at 9 p.m. and one sunk in 25 feet of water, Lyman said. Apparently the 17-year-old was having trouble swimming, possibly because he was injured, Lyman said.

"This is absolutely insane," he said. "I'm not sure what would move someone to try to do this. They intentionally drove this vehicle into the lake. It's just a huge question mark."

Eight divers began searching for the body at about 7:30 a.m., Lyman said. The body was recovered at about 9:30 a.m.

The two friends had built the 2-foot to 3-foot ramp. They were going at about 35 mph when they reached the ramp, he said.

When the two surfaced, the 17-year-old was struggling to stay afloat in the pond that covers about 3 acres, Lyman said.

"He was in the state of panic and was pulling the older boy down," he said.

Divers attached a cable to the car and are in the process of towing it out of the lake, Lyman said.

Margie Martinez, spokeswoman for the Weld County Sheriff's Department, said an accident investigation is underway. Deputies may consult with the district attorney's office for any possible charges.

"Any time anybody is going into the water they should have life vests on," Martinez said.

 

Soo... next time someone tries this, they should wear a life jacket and it would be OK?! WTF?

 

lol duh.

gotta go get me a ramp,....

 

damn....

glad i didnt try this before reading this...

 

kids watching too many stupid tv shows and movies now and days.. thinking they can do the same.... did they even video tape that stunt?

 

viva la bam, that's where the two retards got this from. Im not blaming bam, just stating. But I think what the kids failed to realize, on tv, the have all kinds of safety precautions and standards set in place.

Oh well, one less moron in the world.

 

Sounds more and Bo and Luke Duke than viva la bam.

 

no, the car didnt have a roof, it didnt say that the doors were welded shut

 

uhm, but Bo and Luke did jump rivers and whatnot.