Man fined $60k for search-and-rescue to save him

[reviewer]

KEY WEST, Fla. - An escape artist whose dive into choppy waters prompted a two-day search-and-rescue mission now has to watch his money disappear.

A Key West judge on Tuesday ordered Michael Patrick, who performs as "Patrick the Escape Artist," to pay $60,000 restitution to the Coast Guard, the city's fire and police departments and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for their search following his Oct. 31 back-flip into Key West Harbor.

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[crazyBMB]

Jeezz!

[PRICEPLUS]

He should have resurfaced. People assumed the trick, and reasoably so, had gone awry and his life was in immediate danger. Theythen probably moved into recovery mode after a while. All in all he should be fined for worrying people so and causing a search operation to be called into place!