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

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

Jeezz!

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

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!