Peter Carr / The Journal News via AP

An unidentified man hangs on to a branch in a rain swollen creek as he waits for rescuers in New City, N.Y., on Aug. 28. He and three others went tubing in the creek and had to be rescued by New City and Stony Point fire departments' water rescue teams. With the rains and wind of Tropical Storm Irene heading north, some people went out for recreation in the unusual conditions left in the storm's wake.

Even as Hurricane Irene recedes, going out to play remains a bad idea

By David R Arnott, NBC News

Don't try this at home, kids.

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Comment author avatarMustang Marine (Ret)

'Portrait of the idiot as a young man...'

As a former search and rescue volunteer, I'm firmly of the conviction that morons like this should be charged with the cost of their rescue.

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Reply#1 - Tue Aug 30, 2011 9:11 AM EDT
Comment author avatarRockyroad-531554

*Hums the song* "On the cover of the Rolling Stone!"

I wonder if he did it in search of attention?

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#1.1 - Sat Sep 3, 2011 8:32 AM EDT
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