Fishermen dive for safety to avoid boat crash

Fishermen dive for safety to avoid boat crash

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Nope, it's just a terrifying crash about to happen in 3, 2, 1...

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It’s a lazy afternoon and you’re doing some chilled fishing. You throw in another line and you happen to see another boat in the water heading your way. 

No need to panic - just yet, that is. Then the boat looks like it’s heading straight towards you, but you wait. Surely they can see you, right?

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Unfortunately for these fishermen in Oregan, USA, instead of dashing to catch fish, they had to dash for safety to avoid a speedboat that was heading towards them.

Camera footage captured the three fishermen out on a river, enjoying a relaxed time when in the distance a speedboat was quickly making its way to them. They tried waving and screaming to alert the boat in the distance, but nothing worked as the boat rammed into them.

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According to ABC Action News, it is said that the 75-year-old boat driver found himself being distracted by his cellphone and didn't pay careful attention to what was in front of him. A lawsuit was filed last August. 

This looks like something out of an action movie:

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