But one man in Key West was caught on camera doing just that as Hurricane Irma approached.
According to ABC News, a livestream at the Southernmost Point Buoy captured video of a man snapping pictures of the landmark as waves crashed around him – and then into him, soaking him and knocking him to the ground.
Hurricane #Irma reminding this guy in Key West he should have evacuated. #FirstAlertWX pic.twitter.com/ngSNSNZQIB
— Garrett Bedenbaugh (@wxgarrett) September 9, 2017
Apparently, he wasn't the only one braving the surging waters. Other videos and screenshots purportedly from the same livestream circulated on social media.
Although the stream has gone down, part of Saturday's footage has been posted on YouTube.
– News965.com and Rare.us contributed to this report.
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