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Shooting for a Darwin Award? Kite Surfer Tries to Ride Hurricane Fay

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A kite surfer got a lot more than he bargained for today, when he apparently tried to take on Tropical Storm Fay on a Fort Lauderdale beach.

A news crew caught the resulting clip. The thrill-seeker survived and is in hospital - lucky for him, otherwise he’d be a shoo-in for a Darwin Award.

Fay is currently still going strong over central Florida, and could re-emerge in the Atlantic as a Category 1 hurricane sometime Wednesday.

[Via LiveLeak.com]

Eva Holland

Eva Holland is co-editor of Matador Pulse and a regular contributor to the Matador Network. She's also a contributing editor at World Hum. Eva recently quit her day job and gave notice on her apartment, and is currently bouncing around Eastern Ontario, Quebec and upstate New York.

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