Getting the Ultimate “Air”: Stranded Man Struggles To Take Skateboard On Airlift Rescue

In Los Angeles County, a fire fighter had to pull away a skateboard from a contractor trapped in raging flood waters to airlift him out.  While skateboards relish getting “air,” holding on to your skateboard in a torrent with a helicopter lifting you next to power lines is a bit too much of an “air walk” attempt for a dedicated skateboarder.

I wonder how the company feels about an employee who not only get stuck in a torrent but, with the thought of grabbing on object from your loaded truck, grabs the skateboard.

Of course, the idea of being lifted with your skateboard may seem like the “acid drop” but the fire department had its own idea of a gnarly rescue.