the scaffold into the building. now they re eye level with the scaffold, close enough to see the fear on the faces of those two men. they were terrified. they didn t think they were going home that day. firefighters try to make a bigger hole in the glass to give the window washers more room, but there s no time. when the scaffold collides again with the building, at the precise spot where firefighters are waiting the two frightened men seize the moment. they didn t wait. they were so afraid that they literally just dove through that small opening. after their 15-minute terrifying wild ride, oscar gonzalez and hector estrada break down. they are grateful to be alive. translator: we really thought the cables would snap and the scaffold would crash down. thank god it didn t. translator: when the wind started we tried to hold on to the cables on the building, but our arms got too tired. we lost energy, it was so cold. so we let it loose. everyone involved agrees the situation
you re driving again. yeah. i remember your famous words that day, i m never driving again. i know. i changed my mind. you know, it s like anything else, once it gets in your blood in spite of his mishap, dean hicks is back on the open road, but he says he won t mess with mother nature again. it is very scary. i wouldn t recommend anybody going into a high wind with a box trailer anymore because that s an experience i wouldn t ever want go through again. i was there for the ride, that s all i can say. it was a wild ride. for many of those who ve been through a wild ride, the next most shocking thing to experiencing it is watching the whole thing unfold on video. if you have a video you d like to send to us, we d like to see it. log onto our website caughtoncamera.msnbc.com.
when that gale force wind picked up to 70 knots, 60 knots, and it carried me across the street, that was a little dangerous. i regret it a little bit, but i learned. kevin taught himself how to kite board and says he s been doing it for four years. he s thankful he has no memory of the whole ordeal, but he surprises everyone with what he says next. the next time i ll be out there, but i ll be packing up a little bit earlier than i did this previous time. so you would still go back out there in a tropical storm, is that what you re saying? definitely. video of kevin s wild ride travels like the wind around the internet and hits the kite surfing community hard. initially i was shocked by the violence of the accident. rick is the director of florida s kite surfing association and an expert on accidents. in my opinion, it wasn t an acceptably safe day for anyone to be out here. in kevin s case, you know, he had very limited experience and training. he says experienced kit
i regret it a little bit, but i learned. kevin taught himself how to kite board and says he s been doing it for four years. he s thankful he has no memory of the whole ordeal, but he surprises everyone with what he says next. the next time i ll be out there, but i ll be packing up a little bit earlier than i did this previous time. so you would still go back out there in a tropical storm, is that what you re saying? definitely. video of kevin s wild ride travels like the wind around the internet and hits the kite surfing community hard. initially i was shocked by the violence of the accident. rick is the director of florida s kite surfing association and an expert on accidents. in my opinion, it wasn t an acceptably safe day for anyone to be out here. in kevin s case, you know, he had very limited experience and training. he says experienced kite surfers rely on understanding weather. as this tragic accident exemplifies, it is vital that people know weather, and if
i remember your famous words that day, i m never driving again. i know. i changed my mind. you know, it s like anything else, once it gets in your blood in spite of his mishap, dean hicks is back on the open road, but he says he won t mess with mother nature again. it is very scary. i wouldn t recommend anybody going into a high wind with a box trailer anymore because that s an experience i wouldn t ever want go through again. i was there for the ride, that s all i can say. it was a wild ride. for many of those who ve been through a wild ride, the next most shocking thing to experiencing it is watching the whole thing unfold on video. if you have a video you d like to send to us, we d like to see it. log onto our website caughtoncamera.msnbc.com. i m contessa brewer. that s it for this edition of caught on camera.