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Jet Dry? Stunning Vid as Female Beach-Goer Thrown Into a Concrete Wall by Jet Engine

Apr. 9, 2012 2:10pm Jonathon M. Seidl

Consider it a jet dry.

A video posted online that is going viral (it’s unclear when the video was actually taken) shows a female beach-goer in the tropical Caribbean paradise of Saint Marten, where the airport borders the popular Moha beach, getting blown away by a jet engine as she tries to brave the wind and hang on to a nearby fence. But she isn’t just blown away — instead, she’s thrown into a nearby concrete, and bystanders are left stunned and running to her aid.

Here’s the original video showing how it all happened:

It’s unclear what ever became of the woman, but the video does include a picture showing her being attended to with what appears to be a police officer present.

As for the beach, the Daily Mail has compiled more videos of onlookers getting blown around by the jets on the island. And ITN News shows just how close the planes come to the beach while landing:

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Homestead1717
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:46pm
That was HILARIOUS!
You’d think there would be at least some kind of blast protection in place to prevent people from excercising their stupidity though (municipal liability, yadda yadda yadda…).

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- KickinBack
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:56pm
  They have signs there, but what young folk are going to heed the warnings for a thrill? I’ll admit, back when I was an 18-20 y/o, I would’ve been dumb enough to try it.
  
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- aerorepairo
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 4:02pm
  I’ve seen a good bit of home videos of people “riding the fence” at Saint Marten. But this is the first video I’ve seen where the tail of a large aircraft (before takeoff) is plainly in frame with a close up of people on the fence. Working first hand with Jet engines (as my Username implies), I would say that this couple were near or within 100 feet of the rear of the engine itself. There the exhaust is traveling well over 200mph with temps near 140 deg F. Notice how many people are on the fence. Usually there are more riding the fence. In this video only 4. I think these 4 tourists failed to heed the warnings of locals to not ride when the aircraft is that close.
  
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- mdeputy7
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 4:03pm
  What is wrong with all you people saying how “STUPID” she is? I’ll be honest. I totally would have tried it. She just wasn’t strong enough to hold on. Yeah it was probably not the smartest move, but you people are so cynical and judgmental it’s ridiculous. It’s embarrassing to true conservatives. We shouldn’t attack others for their mistakes. We should inform and help remedy them….gosh.
  
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- BlenGeck
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 4:53pm
  So much for us all being programed by the media into believing women are smarter and stronger than men, oh well. Fluid mechanics and physics are clearly not her strong suit. I hope she enjoyed her teeth while she had them.
  
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- Unix
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 5:25pm
  I hope she’s ok, but tell me young woman, what did really expect? I’ve seen some dumb stuff in my years, but this one is right up there!
  
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- Itsjusttim
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 5:36pm
  It never ceases to interest me how it is the way many security fences look almost as if they were constructed to keep something or someone inside the area, rather than keep someone outside of the area.
  
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- TXPilot
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 5:48pm
  I have been here, and as you might expect, there is a bar in very close proximity to this location…..’nuff said…..
  
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- ChiefGeorge
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 6:03pm
  That was stupid funny…shes got the gall now to have a police officer take a report of how stupid she was. She put herself in harms way and no doubt will want to sue the airlines and airport as to why there is not jetblast deflector at the end of that runway.
  
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- db321
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 6:21pm
  That was a serious face plant into that Concrete wall. Would love to find out how she is doing.
  
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- Secret Squirrel
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 7:31pm
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  You can’t fix stupid.
  
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- littlemule
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 7:33pm
  Stupid is as stupid does!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
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- Uranium Wedge
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 7:33pm
  I love the British accent version…..
  Makes her look even dumber.
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 8:04pm
  @Itsjusttim
  How have you been doing 85?
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 8:21pm
  Maybe they should change the airports name to NYI, Neil Young International Airport; cause all the kids are getting, “Blown away”.
  
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- Zog
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 9:12pm
  Nice T Back
  
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- seldomscene
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 10:44pm
  In the 1980′s on a calm day someone suggested we paddle our 14′ sailboat to the creek adjacent to Washington National. A little breezy when the planes took off he said. It took 2 days to retrieve all the boat parts. Survived, but not my brightest moment.
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 11:11pm
  @seldomscene
  Yep, Gravelly Point Park Arlington, Va. Can you find me in the Rugby match photo?
  
  http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=gravelly+point+park+arlington+va&id=5512E19802FDB1F63E8006DC661A49D8383096A1&FORM=IQFRBA#x0y275
  
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- Salamander
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 11:31pm
  You’re right! Why not blast diverters like you find at most every domestic airport adjacent to roads and close-in fencing!
  
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- cgnick
  Posted on April 10, 2012 at 12:05am
  Not a good place to hang out.
  
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- corbecket
  Posted on April 10, 2012 at 12:10am
  @mdeputy7
  
  “It’s embarrassing to true conservatives.”
  
  Not to this true conservative. The young lady is either dumb as a box of rocks, stoned, drunk, or all three flying in close formation. Though you say you might try such a moronic stunt, I suspect you would have to be there to say for sure. I hope, and pray, you would be bright enough to resist. I’ll wager that only a small minority of the population would participate in such a debacle, but free will can really be a b*tch when it’s not metered by common sense.
  
  Still, there will always be those that voluntarily hang on the fence directly behind a high bypass turbofan coming up to TO thrust. These are the same folks that drive the average life span down for the general population. There truly is no way to save them in a free society. The best that can be done is to hold their self-destructive behavior up to the rest of the world as an example of what not to do.
  
  I hope she was not killed, but I fear the long term prognosis is not good for anyone who would do such a thing. If she keeps it up, she may be a Darwin Award finalist in the not too distant future.
  
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- LegionOfOne
  Posted on April 10, 2012 at 2:29pm
  Hilarious!?!?! Are you mad!? THAT POOR GIRL!! I DEMAND THAT THE GOVERNMENT MOVE THAT BEACH TO A SAFER LOCATION!!!
  
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- Hollywood
  Posted on April 10, 2012 at 2:53pm
  There just ain’t no protection against STUPID!
  
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- OhioRifleman
  Posted on April 10, 2012 at 3:09pm
  I work at an airport. One of the first things incoming greenhorns are taught is DO NOT PLAY IN THE JETWASH! Especially the jet blast from Wide-body craft, but all are dangerous.
  
  Darwin reaps his dues at some level in this case. That was a stunning horizontal faceplant into concrete, I daresay.
  
  REMINDER: Pain is only a four-letter word.
  
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TrueColours
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:45pm
She’s an idiot for sure but the airport is recklessly endangering the people on that public beach in the middle of town by not having a steel jet blast deflector at that end of the runway. What Banana Republic is this?

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- 13th Imam
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 3:46pm
  Detroit?
  
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- RRFlyer
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 8:36pm
  wimps
  
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- Suzanne D
  Posted on April 10, 2012 at 12:38am
  The article clearly states this is on the island of St. Marten.
  
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KickinBack
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:42pm
The airlines should’ve charged her for giving her a lift…

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- dont_tax_me_bro
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:50pm
  LOL…nice!
  
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- Hollywood
  Posted on April 10, 2012 at 3:04pm
  They DID. She didn’t get charged for any luggage though. Guess she was flying LIGHT!
  
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SpeckledPup
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:41pm
stupid.

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- brezzeone
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 3:46pm
  Stupid is Stupid does
  
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dont_tax_me_bro
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:37pm
What a dumb woman..LOL! She got what she deserved. Hopefully she doesnt breed.

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- OutOfTheAether
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:43pm
  classic case of “too soon stupid, too late smart”
  
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- Gorp
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 3:05pm
  You never can tell. Some of the dumbest ones are the best in bed because they don’t think too much they just go for pleasure.
  
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DesdemonasCrew
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:37pm
I watched jets take off from that airport from the water (far enough away to avoid problems). It is a short runway at the base of the mountains. These jets have to build up a huge head of steam to take off! If there is enough thrust to fling that jet into the air, imagine what that thrust can do to …. well nevermind, you don’t have to imagine. She just gave us a demo.

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moreteaplease
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:35pm
This one has been around for quite a while now.

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JP4JOY
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:34pm
40,000 lbs of thrust times 2 or so and you want to use it as a blow dryer for your ****? LOL

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cessna152
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:34pm
See, this is why we need nationalized Health care to help these poor, stupid people… I see a new law coming. How stupid can people be?
Thousands of pounds of thrust only 50′ away….run you dopes!

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USACommoner
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:34pm
If that was accidental, I might just feel sorry for her. Bet she won’t do it again.

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biohazard23
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:31pm
People like this = job security for those responsible for taking care of morons when they get hurt. See, there IS an upside to stupidity!

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- whatthecrazy
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 4:41pm
  @BIO is that your little one? If so he\she is precious..enjoy, they grow too fast
  
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Agent P
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:30pm
5 Bucks she was on spring break from an Ivy League Institution.

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- USACommoner
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:40pm
  …and her parents sue the airline…
  
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Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:29pm
Forrest Gump may not be a smart man, but he knows better that to stand behind a jet.

Jenny, why is your face all ripped off, did you make a monkey mad, or were you standing behind a jet?

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DoctorRon
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:28pm
Democrats on vacation.

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DAL223
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:27pm
You can’t fix stupid !

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- code green
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:45pm
  Stupid hurts
  
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MAJORMINOR
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:26pm
Why would anyone with half a brain want to stand behind a jet engine just revving up before releasing the brakes. With all the sand and debris around that can be blown at you plus how can one think they can hang on to a fence with their finger tips in such a situation??

Wrong end of the gene pool I guess. But…she is just another victim of society!

Now the airport will be required to spend a fortune to keep such a thing from happening again or issue regulations against standing behind an airplane.

When will we learn that we can’t pass a law against “stupid”?

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- Marci
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:29pm
  Major–that’s exactly what I was thinking. What the h??
  
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Balthazor
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:26pm
I’m surprised the bystanders ran to help her rather than to strip her naked and rob her.

*looks at the bystanders again*

Oh, wait, maybe I’m not surprised.

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- troymac20
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:31pm
  Well they weren’t in Baltimore.
  
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Stoic one
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:21pm
Thrill seekers that do not understand classical physics…..learn the hard way.

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jharper
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:20pm
Further proof that you just can’t fix stupid! No doubt she will sue Jet Blue.

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Artreri
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:19pm
I really…hope she’s…BAHAHAHAHA. Sorry, couldn’t hold that in any longer.

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USPATRIOT101
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:19pm
I remember doing dumb things like that when I was young.

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- asybot12
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 3:08pm
  Amazing you survived but then again guess with a scull as thick as yours maybe not
  
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BrerRabbit
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:18pm
Stupid is as stupid does.

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staythecourse
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:17pm
They knew what they were doing. They saw the jet getting ready to take off and went to the fence and held on….what they didn’t expect was the power of the jet engine. They are themselves responsible for any injuries.

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Wringeaux
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:16pm
I’ve seen this before. People like to see if they can hold on against the exhaust of jet engines…Just for FUN !
This was no “accident”. You can see people deliberately standing behind the jet.

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hauschild
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:15pm
How stupid can a person be???

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- pavepaws
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:26pm
  Stop jiggling the camera.
  
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- Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
  Posted on April 9, 2012 at 4:20pm
  They were laughing to hard to hold the camera still.
  
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