Video shows American man jump off pier into shallow body of water

Doh! Man completely misjudges harbour’s depth and suffers a painful landing after leaping into water

  • Video footage shows a tattooed American man getting ready to jump off a pier
  • His friends encourage him to make the jump, telling him to do the ‘silly salmon’ 
  • He soon finds out the water is just inches deep and lands hard on his backside

While a lot of people have jumped off a pier or two in their youth, most people find it quite easy to judge how deep the water below is. 

This man, however, did not find it so easy. 

This video starts by showing a high-socked, tattoed man strolling confidently up to a pier in an unknown American location. 

Heard in the background is an unseen man repeating the words ‘silly salmon’ as the pair share a laugh. 

‘Come on, do the silly salmon – you better f****** flail like a dead fish,’ the camera holder says. 

The body of water looked much deeper than it was

Video footage shows a man jump off a pier into a body of water that is only just a few inches deep

He then takes off his hat, but remains fully clothed, as he begins his run up to the pier into what looks like a deep pool of water.

The man precedes to jump with both legs pushed out and in a fashion where he looks like he is sitting mid-air.

The man took the plunge fully clothed

The man landed hard on his backside when he made the plunge, however he seemed to walk away without injuries

The man landed hard on his backside when he made the plunge, however he seemed to walk away without injuries 

The unnamed man soon after gets an unwelcome surprise.  

Complete silence soon turns into snide snickering as our pier jumper lands very hard on his backside. 

At this point it is obvious – the body of water is just a few inches deep. 

Luckily, the man walked away without any obvious injuries.  

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