An elderly couple crashed a speedboat on a beach after the driver’s foot slipped when hitting a wave.
Idyllic scenes on a picturesque California beach are interrupted when a speedboat comes into view in a video captured by a bystander.
The boat, piloted by an elderly man with a woman sitting on the passenger side, bounces off a buoy before hitting the shore, causing the boat to come to an abrupt stop.
People can be heard screaming in the background as they watch the chaotic experience unfold, while Sir Mix-a-Lot’s Baby Got Back blares from a speaker in the background.
According to the cameraman, who captured the footage in California on Sunday, the man driving said he hit a wave and his foot slipped.
In the video, a person is filming a picturesque California beach when suddenly the idyllic scenes are interrupted when a speedboat appears approaching.
The boat, piloted by an elderly man with a woman sitting on the passenger side, bounces off a buoy before hitting the shore, causing the boat to come to an abrupt stop.
According to the cameraman, who captured the footage in California on Sunday, the man driving said he hit a wave and his foot slipped.
Luckily, the couple was not injured.
The post was captioned: “Excuse me sir, you can’t park there” and quickly went viral, garnering more than 66,000 likes as well as 4,100 comments.
Social media users were quick to point out how calm and collected the couple seems despite their ordeal.
One said: “His wife is used to it, she didn’t even flinch.”
Cheo wrote: “They seem so normal like they do this all the time.”
Daniel commented: “That’s a Ride or die wife right there, you both made it look like it was nothing.”
Scott said: “The guys are perfectly calm and there always has to 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.’