Baltimore Disaster Ship Crashes, Bridge Collapses ... 2 People Found, 6 Presumed Dead
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5:55 PM PT -- The 6 remaining people officials were searching for in Baltimore are now officially presumed dead. A Coast Guard spokesperson said they're suspending their rescue operation. Divers are heading back out again Wednesday to try and recover the bodies.
7:32 AM PT -- Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says crew on the cargo ship were able to issue a "mayday" call before the collision, which enabled authorities to limit traffic on the bridge.
7:18 AM PT -- Officials say 8 people were on the bridge at the time of the collapse, and that thus far -- two of them have been accounted for ... with one in the hospital, and the other being stable. The search for the other six continues.
Desastre en Baltimore Un barco se estrella, el puente colapsa... Encuentran a 2 personas, 6 siguen desaparecidas
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7:32 PT -- El gobernador de Maryland Wes Moore dice que la tripulación del carguero pudo emitir una llamada de "mayday" antes de colisionar contra el puente, lo que le permitió a las autoridades limitar el tráfico en el puente.
7:18 AM PT -- Las autoridades dicen que 8 personas estaban en el puente en el momento del colapso y que hasta ahora dos de ellas han sido encontradas. Una de ellas está en el hospital y la otra se encuentra estable. La búsqueda de los otros seis continúa.
El gobernador de Maryland también dice que la tripulación a bordo del barco notificó a las autoridades que habían perdido potencia, lo que ha llevado a los investigadores a creer que se trató de un accidente. Ha estado circulando un video donde se ve cómo la nave pierde potencia al menos dos veces antes de entrar en contacto con el puente, lo que parece corroborar esta descripción.
6:18 AM PT -- Las operaciones de buceo han comenzado en Baltimore mientras los equipos de rescate empiezan a buscar a quienquiera se encuentre en el agua. Los socorristas se han congregado cerca de la orilla del río al salir el sol.
Aún hay un montón de piezas en movimiento, obviamente, pero ahora van a tratar de encontrar y salvar a cualquiera que esté en el agua.
El puente Francis Scott Key de Baltimore se derrumbó el martes después de ser golpeado por un gran buque de carga, causando un posible accidente de proporciones con varias víctimas, y todo fue grabado en video.
Echa un vistazo a estas impresionantes imágenes del buque que se estrelló contra el puente de acero, que tenía una forma de arco y que de repente se derrumbó en el río Patapsco, rompiéndose en pedazos ante los ojos de las personas.
El alcalde de Baltimore Brandon Scott lo calificó como una "tragedia impensable" y sacada de una película de acción.
Los funcionarios de Maryland acaban de ofrecer una conferencia de prensa, donde compartieron con el público lo que saben hasta ahora.
A partir de la 1:30 AM, el Departamento de Bomberos de Baltimore comenzó a recibir cientos de llamadas del 911, reportando lo que fue descrito como una "emergencia extrema".
Varios vehículos que estaban cruzando el puente en ese momento se precipitaron hacia el río durante el colapso, pero no está claro cuántos.
Video just sent to me of Key Bridge collapsed on the Dali. @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/cUhf0W4F9H
— Matt Gregory (@MattGregoryNews) March 26, 2024 @MattGregoryNews
El carguero ardió en llamas tras chocar contra el puente. En la rueda de prensa, los funcionarios parecieron sugerir que estaban en comunicación con la tripulación del buque, cuyo estado actual es desconocido.
Buzos y equipos de búsqueda han respondido a la emergencia, escaneando las aguas heladas con sonares para encontrar a más de 7 personas y posiblemente más. Dos personas han sido rescatadas, una con heridas graves.
Another pic of this catastrophic tragedy. This is another shot of the cargo ship that has slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
— Kimberly Klacik (@kimKBaltimore) March 26, 2024 @kimKBaltimore
Pic sent to me from a first responder. Truly heartbreaking. Hope to have more views as the sun comes up.
Send prayers 🙏🏾🇺🇸#francisscottkeybridge pic.twitter.com/5Xhw0d74dY
La temperatura del agua es de 48 grados y las autoridades dicen que es prácticamente imposible sobrevivir durante más de 3 horas.
Sonar ha detectado múltiples carros bajo el agua, mientras la búsqueda continúa.
Los funcionarios dijeron que las autoridades federales y locales estaban investigando lo que podría haber causado el desastre. No se sabe aún cuántas víctimas en total resultaron heridas o posiblemente fallecidas.
Vladimir Putin 133 Killed in Moscow Shooting ... Claims Ukraine Involved
The death count in Friday's tragic Moscow mass shooting is much higher than originally believed ... according to Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
The controversial head of state reportedly told the nation during a televised address that 133 people had been killed in the vicious attack at Crocus City Hall, a concert venue on Moscow's Western outskirts.
Putin likens the shooters to Nazis ... saying they killed in an organized fashion, aiming for Russian citizens and even children.
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack, but President Putin laid the blame squarely at the feet of Ukrainian officials ... saying they were working to let the perpetrators cross the border into their country.
FWIW ... an anonymous United States official told The Washington Post there's no reason to doubt the Islamic State's claim.
As we reported ... videos from the tragic shooting went viral -- showing graphic scenes of death and destruction at the music hall. People huddled behind chairs while gunshots echoed around the structure, and initial estimates put the death count at above 40.
Explosives were reportedly used during the attack, resulting in the whole building catching fire.
Officials in Western countries warned their citizens about venturing out to large public gatherings this month in the aftermath of Putin's recent election victory ... warning of possible terror attacks.
At least one man was detained by police last night ... caught on video being frisked with his hands up against a wall. It's unclear how many people were detained or how many were involved in the mass shooting.
More people were critically injured in the shooting -- and, Russia’s Investigative Committee says they expect the death toll to continue rising.
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Oakland’s Jack Gohlke Hits Full-Court Shot At Practice ... Still Can't Miss!!!
NC State might wanna triple team Jack Gohlke in their second round matchup of the NCAA tournament … 'cause Oakland's March Madness hero simply cannot miss -- nailing a full-court shot at practice!!
Gohlke drained 10 three-pointers en route to the Golden Grizzlies' first tourney win in school history on Thursday ... helping No. 14 Oakland get the upset win over No. 3 Kentucky.
The hot streak continued on Friday ... with the sharp shooter pulling up from the opposite baseline and connecting on the loooooooooong three-point attempt.
Luckily, Gohlke's teammate, Evan Solomon, was recording the whole thing ... and the dude celebrated by yelling and chest-bumping his squad.
"That's a good sign," someone is heard saying in the video ... and it could be bad news for the Wolfpack.
Gohlke oozed confidence following the Grizzlies' huge 80-76 win ... saying he knew his team would be able to pull it off.
"I know they have draft picks, and I know I’m not going to the NBA … but on any given I can compete with those type of guys and our team can compete with those type of guys," Gohlke said after the win.
"That’s why I say we're not a Cinderella."
They may not be a Cinderella ... but even Disney couldn't write a better story.
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Porsche in Michigan Multiple Flips in Air, Skips on Pavement ... Three Injured, Car Wrecked
A Porsche recently went flying through the air -- skipping like a stone for a couple hundred feet -- before landing in a shopping center parking lot ... and it was all caught on video.
Surveillance footage from Ann Arbor, Michigan has surfaced -- capturing a wild accident from last week that shows the sports car racing along a road when it seemingly hits some object -- and begins a long sequence of flying, bouncing and smashing its way through a gas station and an adjacent parking lot before finally coming to a rest.
Like we said ... the footage is absolutely bonkers, and more surprising -- nobody died.
Watch for yourself ... the Porsche pops up and twists to its side, smacking on the ground and bouncing numerous times before landing -- right side up -- hundreds of feet down the road.
Video of the crash site hours later on Sunday, March 16 shows the car still sitting in the parking lot ... and the damage the car seemed to do to the asphalt and in the gas station it went careening through.
Ann Arbor police posted an update about the crash as well -- saying officers arrived on the scene and found three individuals after the crash, two 19-year-old females with minor injuries and one 20-year-old male who was transported to the hospital in critical condition but is expected to survive.
Cops say speed and alcohol seem to have been factors in the car crash, and they say they are still investigating the incident.
Given the state of the car ... it's a miracle everyone survived the tumbling crash.
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ELON MUSK MUESTRA A UN SUJETO USANDO NEURALINK Tecnología telequinética
Elon Musk finalmente ha decidido mostrar lo que Neuralink ha estado haciendo. Resulta que han mostrado al primer sujeto utilizando su tecnología... y es increíble.
El jefe de Tesla -que también dirige Neuralink- publicó un video de cerca de 9 minutos mostrando por primera vez a alguien usando su tecnología. Hablamos del testimonio de un tipo llamado Noland Arbaugh, un tetrapléjico de 29 años de edad que pasó por el quirófano para poder usar Neuralink.
Dice que tuvo un extraño accidente de buceo hace unos 8 años que lo dejó paralizado de los hombros para abajo, y tras enterarse de lo que Neuralink podía hacer, se inscribió.
El video muestra cómo funciona exactamente esta tecnología, y efectivamente, se puede ver a Noland utilizando su mente para mover el cursor de un ordenador portátil que tiene delante en el que está jugando al ajedrez. Se ve bastante fluido, ¡y lo tiene dominado!
Noland es capaz de mover las piezas de ajedrez en la pantalla e incluso bajar el volumen de la música, todo con solo pensarlo. Se complica un poco al describir cómo lo hace exactamente, diciendo que está implementando algo llamado "movimiento imaginado", y utilizando el "poder de la mente".
Como hemos dicho, parece tenerlo todo bajo control, y es aún más sorprendente lo bien que se encuentra luego de la cirugía. Otro tema que toca en el video.
Noland respalda a Neuralink y reconoce que todavía hay mucho trabajo que hacer para perfeccionarlo, pero asegura que el progreso que han hecho hasta ahora es prometedor. Afirma que el número de personas a las que podría ayudar es asombroso, y se alegra de ser el paciente número 1.
Es bastante sorprendente, y puedes imaginar que habrá muchos que querrán prestarse como conejillos de indias, sobre todo viendo lo bien que ha resultado hasta ahora.
¡Bienvenido al futuro!
Elon Musk Shows Neuralink Subject on Vid ... Using Telekinetic Tech!!!
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Elon Musk has finally pulled back the curtain on what Neuralink has been doing behind the scenes -- showing off their very first subject using their tech ... and it's incredible.
The Tesla chief -- who also heads Neuralink -- posted a link from his company that featured about 9 minutes of video from Neuralink ... and it's a full-blown testimonial from a guy named Noland Arbaugh -- a 29-year-old quadriplegic who went under the knife for this.
He says he was in a freak diving accident about 8 years ago, and it left him paralyzed from the shoulders down. After hearing about what Neuralink could do, however, he signed up.
The clip goes on to show how exactly the technology works -- and sure enough ... you can see Noland using his mind to move a mouse around on a laptop that's set up in front of him ... on which the guy's playing chess. It looks pretty seamless, and he's got it down pat!
Noland is able to move chess pieces on the screen and even turn down music -- all by simply thinking about where he wants the mouse to go. He gets into the weeds a bit in describing how exactly he does it ... saying he's implementing something called imagined movement, trying to pivot away from attempted movement with a whole lot of brain power.
Like we said ... he certainly seems to have a knack for it now -- and even more amazing is how well he appears to be doing post-surgery, something else he touches on in this video.
Noland gives a ringing endorsement for Neuralink -- acknowledging there's still much work to do to perfect it ... but saying the progress they've made so far is promising. He says the number of people this could potentially help is staggering ... and he's happy to be patient #1.
It's pretty powerful visuals ... and you gotta imagine more folks are gonna put their names down to be guinea pigs for this effort -- especially seeing how well it's gone thus far.
Welcome to the future!
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Jeremy Strong & Michael Imperioli Stay in Character ... During Climate Broadway Protest
Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli weren't gonna let a group of rowdy climate protesters ruin their Broadway play -- 'cause in the middle of an outburst ... they kept on acting!
A couple climate activists representing the group Extinction Rebellion NYC jumped up to warn about the dangers of climate change during a performance of "An Enemy of the People" Thursday night ... and in the middle of JS and MI's show, things got loud quickly.
The protesters were shouting about government failures and the dying planet -- but, they chose a time when the play called for some audience engagement ... and some in the crowd seemed to think it was part of the show initially.
You see, "An Enemy of the People" follows a man -- in this case, played by Strong -- who tells an inconvenient truth and is crucified by his town ... reality imitating art, no doubt.
You can even hear Strong in one of the videos saying to let the protesters continue ... clearly staying in character while Imperioli literally shoved the man up the stairs -- totally in line with his character who is hoping to sweep the truth under the rug.
Of course ... the audience ultimately realized the protest wasn't actually part of the show -- but in the moment, it looks like a lot of people believed it was all an act.
It's a pretty slick way to protest ... especially when compared to stunts other climate activists have pulled -- like the London protesters who disrupted Les Misérables or the dude who glued himself to the ground at the U.S. Open last summer.
Unclear what charges, if any, the protesters may face over this incident ... but it sounds like the show kept right on going. So ... no harm, no foul?
Kudos to Jeremy and Michael for keeping their cool and sticking with their method approach -- if you can't beat 'em, just say your lines!
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Fort Worth Zoo Gorilla Goes Apes***!!! Charges at Zookeeper Before Standoff
Staring down an angry silverback gorilla is not where anyone wants to be -- but a Fort Worth zookeeper did, and the terrifying scene was all captured by zoo patrons.
The video has blown up on TikTok, and it's easy to see why -- Elmo, a 34-year-old male silverback, charged out of a cave-like part of his enclosure heading straight for one of the keepers.
The employee was able to throw a large tin pan, or bucket, as a distraction for Elmo ... as she bolted toward a door. As she holds it open for a few seconds, she's now locked eyes with the massive ape ... and they appear to be in a silent, but tense standoff.
Adding to the drama is the fact a second zookeeper was standing just a few feet away from the gorilla ... hiding behind a tree.
The video was captured by former zoo security officer, Ben White, according to WFAA. He told the outlet, the second zoo worker was trying to play a "fun" game of hide and go seek with Elmo ... to distract him from charging at the other employee.
The ploy worked, as Elmo eventually calmed down and, later, he even held up the tin pan ... seemingly trying to return it to the employees.
White says he actually shot the video several months ago, but it's just now caught fire on social media.
Fort Worth Zoo says the 2 keepers didn't know Elmo was still free in the enclosure when they entered -- but their tactics worked perfectly. There was never any physical contact between Elmo and the keepers ... and no one got hurt.
Zoo officials said, "The zookeepers work with and train these animals every day and thanks to their knowledge and expertise, they navigated the situation calmly and were able to exit the yard safely.”
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Escuela en Oklahoma Alumnos lamiendo los pies de otras personas... ¡¿Pasó también en otra esuela?!
La escuela secundaria de Oklahoma que está bajo la lupa por permitir que sus estudiantes lamieran los pies de sus compañeros en el marco de una recaudación de fondos, al parecer no estaba sola, ¡acaban de aparecer videos de otra escuela que estaba haciendo lo mismo!
Nuevos clips están circulando en las redes que muestran a los estudiantes de la escuela vecina Edmond-North High, justo al final de la calle, chupando los dedos de los pies de otras personas en videos que se remontan al 2015.
No solo eso, resulta que estos muestran a los estudiantes lamiendo las axilas también.
Estos videos sugieren que Deer Creek High -la primera escuela donde se destapó esta información- no era la única institución educativa en la ciudad que estaba participando en estas extrañas actividades.
La gente que ha estado siguiendo la historia sigue en pie de guerra con todo el asunto, etiquetando lo ocurrido de repugnante y de estar mucho más allá de lo inapropiado.
Deer Creek High negó que se haya cometido algún delito y dijo en un comunicado que los estudiantes se ofrecieron a hacer esta actividad e insistieron en que ningún miembro de la facultad estuvo involucrado. Lo que sí podemos decir, es que el truco de lamer ha demostrado ser una muy eficaz para recaudar fondos, pues la escuela afirma haber reunido más de $150K para una organización benéfica local cuando se hizo el evento.
This is disgusting. We are cleaning up this filth in Oklahoma schools. Our agency is investigating. https://t.co/XdWGFy3Hc2
— Superintendent Ryan Walters (@RyanWaltersSupt) March 2, 2024 @RyanWaltersSupt
El Superintendente del Estado de Oklahoma Ryan Walters probablemente no piensa lo mismo, pues ha puesto en marcha una investigación, al mismo tiempo que promete limpiar la "indecencia" en las escuelas de Oklahoma. Suena como que podría tener que poner manos a la obra y hablar con todas las escuelas en su área local.
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Oklahoma H.S. Fundraiser Students Licking Toes, Etc. Happened at Another School?!?
The Oklahoma high school under fire for a fundraiser that had students licking their peers' toes apparently wasn't alone ... videos of another high school doing the same have surfaced.
New clips have started to make the rounds online that show students from a neighboring high school right down the street -- Edmond-North High -- that show their own pupils using their mouths to slurp up peanut butter off the feet of others ... with videos going back to 2015.
Not just this ... but as it turns out, these videos show students licking up armpits as well.
These videos suggest Deer Creek High -- the original school that was revealed to have done this -- wasn't the only educational institution in town that was partaking in the bizarre activity.
Folks who've been following this story continue to be up in arms over the situation -- labeling the whole thing disgusting and going well beyond inappropriate.
Deer Creek High previously denied any wrongdoing ... saying in a statement that students volunteered to do this activity and insisting no faculty members were involved. FWIW, the licking stunt has proven to be an effective fundraising tool -- as the school claims to have raised more than $150K for a local charity when they did this.
This is disgusting. We are cleaning up this filth in Oklahoma schools. Our agency is investigating. https://t.co/XdWGFy3Hc2
— Superintendent Ryan Walters (@RyanWaltersSupt) March 2, 2024 @RyanWaltersSupt
The answer is probably no for Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters -- who has launched an investigation, while vowing to clean up the "filth" in Oklahoma schools. Sounds like he might need to make the rounds and talk to all of the schools in his local area.
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Hombre desnudo Se mete al tanque de agua de Burger King... Todo bien, dice la compañía
Un hombre de Colombia encontró la forma de darse un baño de cuerpo entero en un lugar muy particular, sacándose la ropa y sumergiéndose en un tanque de agua de Burger King.
Un testigo filmó la escena en video, donde se puede ver al tipo saliendo de un contenedor gigante en la parte superior de un Burger King en Envigado, al sur de Medellín. Eso sí, esto sucedió a plena luz del día y el hombre iba por el techo completamente desnudo.
Luego de zambullirse completamente en el agua y salir del tanque, se lo puede ver relajándose un poco en el borde como si no fuera la gran cosa. Por supuesto, esto asustó a los clientes, quienes pensaron que el hombre estaba nadando en agua que Burger King realmente utiliza en sus labores diarias de alguna manera.
Afortunadamente, la compañía se apresuró en decirle a todos que no había riesgo de contaminación aquí. Dicen que estos tanques son solo reservas y no se utilizan en la preparación de alimentos o limpieza de las instalaciones.
Dicho esto, no están tomando ningún riesgo. Burger King cerró temporalmente esta ubicación y trajo a una empresa especializada para manejar el saneamiento y tratamiento del agua.
Más vale prevenir que curar, ¿verdad?
Burger King ha tomado medidas adicionales para evitar que este tipo de cosas vuelvan a ocurrir, sellando el acceso al techo para asegurarse de que esto no se repita.
En su comunicado dijeron: "Nuestra clientela puede estar segura de que esto fue un hecho aislado que lamentamos profundamente y no afecta a la calidad de nuestros productos de ninguna manera, ya que no utilizamos el agua de dicho tanque para nuestras operaciones".
Burger King añadió: "Nuestra principal preocupación siempre ha sido y será el bienestar de nuestros clientes". Hasta el momento, la identidad del buzo de la azotea de Burger King sigue sin resolverse y tampoco está claro si la policía está tratando de perseguirlo.
Aunque los tanques de agua no estén en las operaciones reales de Burger King, la óptica de esto, obviamente, no se ve bien.
NAKED MAN BATHES IN BURGER KING WATER TANK ... Co. Says It's All Kosher!!!
A Colombian dude had it his way when he decided to take a full-body soak -- stripping down to his birthday suit ... and plunging into a Burger King water tank on the roof.
An eyewitness recently filmed this wild footage on camera ... and you can see the naked dude emerging from a giant container atop a BK in Envigado, just south of Medellín. Mind you this happened in broad daylight ... and yes, the man here was completely naked.
He chills on the edge for a bit like it's no big deal ... this before completely exiting the water tank and lowering himself down. Of course, this sight freaked customers out ... as they assumed he was swimming in water that this Burger King actually used in some capacity.
Thankfully, Burger King was quick to reassure everyone there was no risk of contamination here ... they say these tanks are just reserves and not used in food prep or facility cleaning.
With that said ... they're not taking any chances. BK temporarily closed this location and they're also bringing in a specialized company to handle the water sanitation and treatment.
Better safe than sorry, right?
Burger King has taken extra measures to prevent this sort of thing from happening again --sealing off roof access to make sure the skinny dipper doesn't stage a repeat performance.
They said this in their statement ... "Our clientele can rest assured that this was an isolated event, which we deeply regret, and does not affect the quality of our products in any way as we do not use the water from said tank for our operations."
BK added ... "Our primary concern has always been and will always be the wellbeing of our customers." So far, the identity of the Burger King rooftop diver remains unsolved ... and it's also unclear if the cops are trying to chase him down.
While the water tanks aren't in the mix of the actual Burger King operations ... the optics of this are obviously not good. Talk about a Whopper of a disaster.
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Skier Brutally Crashes Into Chairlift ... During Big-Air Stunt
A big air jump went horribly wrong for a skier when he collided with A CHAIRLIFT -- and it was all caught on video!
You can't make this up ... skier Ivan Jones was at the Lake Louise Ski Resort in Alberta, Canada over the weekend when the incident happened.
Jones shared the clip on Instagram ... you see the 17-year-old launch himself into the air, attempting a flat spin 360 in the air near the Top of The World Chair lift.
His stunt, unfortunately, was attempted at precisely the wrong time ... as a chairlift was going by, and Jones smacked right into it before crashing down to the snow covered ground.
Thankfully the ski lift chair was empty and Jones was left with just a few bumps and bruises.
Witnesses, and everyone who watched the clip, had pretty much the same reaction ... disbelief!
A Lake Louise Ski Resort spokesperson said they're happy Jones wasn't seriously injured, but advised guests to do stunts only in select areas.
"There's a reason why we have terrain parks," the spokesperson said. "To give people the opportunity to practice and do these kind of stunts."
Chairlifts ... another thing to look out for on the slopes!
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Esquiador Choca brutalmente contra la silla del telesquí... Durante salto en el aire
¡Un gran salto en el aire terminó terriblemente mal para un esquiador tras chocar contra una silla del telesquí, y todo fue capturado en video!
El esquiador Ivan Jones estaba en el Lake Louise Ski Resort en Alberta, Canadá, durante el fin de semana cuando ocurrió el incidente.
Jones compartió el clip en Instagram, donde se ve al chico de 17 años lanzándose en el aire y tratando de dar una vuelta en 360 grados, muy cerca del telesquí.
Desgraciadamente, su maniobra se produjo en el momento menos oportuno. Justo cuando estaba haciendo el salto, pasó una telesilla vacía, con la que Jones se estrelló y cayó al suelo cubierto de nieve.
Afortunadamente, no había nadie en la silla y Jones solo sufrió algunos golpes y magulladuras.
Los testigos, y todos los que vieron el clip, tuvieron más o menos la misma reacción, ¡incredulidad!
Un portavoz de Lake Louise Ski Resort dijo que están contentos de que Jones no resultara gravemente herido, pero le aconsejó a los huéspedes que solo hicieran acrobacias en las áreas selectas.
"Hay una razón por la que tenemos parques de terreno", dijo el portavoz. "Para dar a la gente la oportunidad de practicar y hacer este tipo de acrobacias".
Telesillas, ¡otra cosa de la que cuidarse en las pistas!
Peruvian Rockslide Boulders Crush Cars Along Highway ... Nobody Killed!!!
An absolutely horrific natural disaster went down in South America this weekend that saw two vehicles get completely crushed in a rockslide ... which, somehow, didn't claim any lives.
Two drivers in San Mateo, Peru were cruising along a highway in the middle of a mountain range ... when, all of a sudden, a rockslide occurred -- with a handful of massive boulders descending at full speed and making contact with the cars down below.
The video's wild -- you see a truck up ahead of the one that's recording from its dashcam, and it gets flattened/tossed by a boulder. Not long after ... the truck recording also gets hit.
Per CNN ... both drivers survived the ordeal, although it's unclear if they sustained injuries.
What makes that even more shocking is when you see what this nightmare looked like from the inside. The driver of the truck with the dash cam footage had another angle showing himself fleeing ... and he narrowly escaped getting squashed, if only by seconds/inches.
There are pics circulating of the aftermath from this ... and it gives you a full sense of how many rocks ended up coming down the mountainside, and how destructive this really was.
As you can see ... the entire highway ended up being blocked by boulders and debris, and first responders were on the scene trying to clear the road as best as they could. According to reports, it took about four hours for them to get the flow of traffic moving again.
As for what may have caused this ... authorities suspect heavy rain possibly destabilized some of the terrain there. That's something folks here in SoCal can relate to these days.
It's a miracle nobody died from this ... drive safe, everyone.