10 People Who Copied Movies In Disturbing Ways
6. Blue Crush's Underwater Training Scene Was Fatally Imitated By A Young Boy
Blue Crush is a fairly by-the-numbers sports movie centred on Ann Marie, a young woman who strives to become a professional surfer. As is the case with the vast majority of sports movies out there, it also features numerous training scenes where Ann Marie and her friends catch some waves and hone their surfing skills.
In one of these scenes, Ann Marie takes things up a notch by carrying a heavy rock across the ocean floor in an effort to improve her endurance. It's a great moment in the story, but sadly, a young boy who attempted to mimic this feat in real life ended up paying for it with his life.
In 2003, 13-year-old Anthony Michael Alfonsin tried to copy the scene from Blue Crush, but in a slightly different way. While playing with his friends, he attempted to swim across a 15-foot deep pond with a heavy chain wrapped around his waist, which soon caused him to be dragged underneath the water, where he drowned.
Nearby parents and rescue workers did try to save Anthony, but it all happened so fast that they simply couldn't get there in time.