from a record-breaking firework in Malta that lit up the entire sky and a speedboat in Idaho that wound up stranded on the rocks to a group of hikers caught by surprise when lightning struck an erupting volcano and a stormchaser in Minnesota who managed to capture the birth of a monster tornado here are some of the most incredible moments of Summer caught on camera Dalton Minnesota is a tiny town of 215 people in otter tale County tornadoes are generally the last thing on their minds but that all changed on July 8th of 2020 when a violent
ef4 twister tracked a 9M path of Destruction through town the tornado touched down south of otter tale County shortly after 5:00 p.m. a local man was driving by as the storm crossed the road in front of him mesmerized he stopped his car and stepped out to record the storm he immediately learned how strong a real tornado can be w w [Applause] W oh my god wow you got to be that is not even real at the time towns between Ashby and Dalton Minnesota were under severe thunderstorm watch by the National Weather Service around 4:10 p.m.
they predicted a few instances of hail and wind but said there was a low risk for tornadoes then about an hour later this drill bit tornado spawned in front of our cameraman you can see why they call these types of storms drill bit tornadoes look how it carves up the grass as it moves leaving a long brown scar in its wake our cameraman was lucky he caught the storm in its early stages it went on to cause ef3 and ef4 damage destroying a machine shop and a two-story Homestead sadly one man lost his life while
taking snapchats of the storm outside that machine shop Central Park Colorado formerly known as Stapleton is a large neighborhood on the outer limits of Denver and aora in fact it's the largest residential neighborhood in Denver with 12 sub neighborhoods 11 schools 50 parks and seven pools on August 18th of 2019 Swimmers at one of those pools witnessed one of the strangest things they'd ever seen it was like a scene from a children's book about magical beds whisking them off to a fantasy land it was known as the great mattress migration of 2019 and if that
sounds ridiculous just wait until you see what it looked like [Music] thankfully those were all air mattresses so they didn't cause any damage besides a few spilled drinks they blew over from a nearby event called Bed Cinema the event company had set up 150 air mattresses with pillows blankets and lighted bedside tables the 4-day event costs between 50 and $70 depending on the bed size thankfully the wind only caused a minor hiccup on night one of bed Cinema about 100 of those mattresses flew across the park with some Landing in a nearby pool according to
one witness one of the event organizers was running around trying to catch the beds defeated she looked at them and said this is a disaster from what we can tell they wrangled all their beds back and were able to enjoy their movie night scoan Maine is a small town in Somerset County it's home to about 8,600 people who aren't used to high-speed police chases through their old New England streets Raymond Ellis Jr wanted to change that the the 34-year-old from scow heagan was on the run after police wanted him in connection with a recent drug
investigation the chase ended in the parking lot of the old SCA heagan Mill just as a contractor was drilling holes for new electrical boxes he thought he had a bird's eyye view of the chase but may have gotten more than he bargained for [Music] [Music] holy you okay are you okay yeah luckily our c ceram man kept his balance and the crane didn't tip over on the ground Mr Ellis was arrested for possession fleeing and striking multiple police vehicles he also hit a pedestrian during the chase but thankfully they were unharmed it's unclear if our
electrician kept working or took the rest of the day off after this experience the least he deserved was an extra hour for lunch everyone loves a firework show but many don't appreciate the careful planning that goes into making them look good professional pyrotechnic Crews have to time everything just right to put on a memorable performance but sometimes pure chaos is even better a few years ago a crowd gathered outside the town of Adelphia in southern Italy to enjoy an evening of fireworks let's just say they do fireworks a little differently in Italy also we want
to make it clear to YouTube that this is a professional fireworks display and that you should not try this at home wo w [Applause] now while this seems like something went wrong we believe this was actually exactly what was supposed to happen shows like this exist all over the world where it's basically just a barrage of ground salutes at close range the noise in chaos is what makes it it so special and exciting still it does seem like several people are standing a bit too close to the action thankfully everybody walked away unscathed and probably
with an adrenaline rush like no other every year thousands of people around Thailand gathered to celebrate the bun bang fi Festival it's known around the world as the Thai rocket Fest it's a lively event featuring music performances plenty of food and of course home made Rockets the coolest among those Rockets are called gandulas they're like giant spinning wagon wheels that rotate into the sky they'll always leave behind a smoke Trail resembling a double helix the coolest part is that they're all homemade locals will spend weeks making these things out of bamboo most of the time
they launch without a [Music] hitch for [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] other times though things won't go so well [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] others will make it off the ground but have difficulty flying straight [Music] [Applause] up the festival is believed to date back to pre- Buddhist times when people would launch rockets to ask the gods for rain that's why the festival typically happens before the rainy season locals believe that a successful festival means a Bountiful Harvest when an owner's rocket blows up or misfires they're thrown into a puddle of Mud
According to some sources they must cover themselves in it as an apology the cool mud also helps soothe any Burns they may have gotten during the misfire the ocean giveth and the ocean can taketh away nobody knows that better than fishermen on October 27th of 2012 two career fishermen from Ireland learned how quickly Mother Nature can turn on you 20-year-old Captain Steven Kierney and his friend were fishing off the coast of Ireland that's when their vessel snowdonia went over a wave and began taking on water a little bit turned into a lot and their boat
sank quickly lucky for them another fishing vessel was Sailing by go to the site go to the site yeah go this way here he's asking you to go about the according to reports the other vessel took 10 minutes to pull Steven and his buddy out of the water from there they waited for the Irish Coast Guard to airlift them back to shore Steven said things got extra scary when his friend got tangled in the lines we believe that's why they are aren't jumping off immediately when the other boat arrives on average the Irish sea drops
down to 56° F in the middle of October in waters that cold it can take between 1 and 6 hours to perish from hypothermia these guys were lucky another boat was passing by who knows how long it would have taken the Coast Guard to find them Malta is a small European island country in the Mediterranean Sea between Southern Sicily and T during the first week of September it celebrates the annual Feast of St Catherine of Alexandria the patron saint of the Sinai Monastery there will be marching bands decorations and plenty of fireworks in her honor
in 2016 the Feast of St Catherine broke a record you wouldn't associate with Catholic holidays they launched the world's largest firework it featured a 48 in Shell that weighed close to 600 lb it was so big that it looked like a military grade rocket launching into the [Music] air wa [Applause] wa the record-breaking firework was called the Balon talin which I definitely said wrong and roughly translates to a ball of balls the name makes sense as the 48 in Shell is basically just a ball packed full of smaller shells that you might typically see at
your local show however Malta didn't hold on to the record for long the current record holder is a 2,800 lb shell launched over Steamboat Springs Colorado to be honest though I think the 48in one was a hell of a loot cooler Volcan de Fuego also known as the volcano of Fire is one of three massive Strat volcanoes overlooking Antigua Guatemala the mountain is famous for being constantly active with tiny Ash and gas explosions every 15 to 20 minutes it's why many hikers and volcano enthusiasts flock to Fuego every year there's a good chance something spectacular
might happen back in 2023 a group of hikers positioned themselves on the slopes of Mount Fuego they would have been happy with the ash spewing from the crater lucky for them they witnessed a phenomenon that still baffles scientists today and see what oh what I got this what the seen it before I've never seen this before no I know a lot of people got this the jury is still out on what causes volcanic lightning We Know It generally happens at the beginning of an eruption but we're not sure why it occurs in the first place
the two competing theories are static electricity and ice crystals high in the atmosphere some believe that particles in the ash cloud rub together creating giant static shocks others believe that ice and water vapor high in the ashcloud cause lightning like your typical thunderstorm whatever the cause there's no doubt that volcanic lightning is one of Mother Nature's Most stunning Mysteries just uh make sure you're far enough away remember it only happens over erupting volcanoes the Clearwater River Rush is an annual jetboat race in Clearwater County Idaho Racers come from all over to push their high-speed boats
to the Limit some underestimate the terrain and spend more time out of the water than in it take these Racers for example it was June 19 19th of 2021 Spectators gathered along the river bank to watch the drivers pass by that's when a boat flew around the bend and lost control in a narrow Gap thankfully both Pilots were [Music] [Applause] okay wa oh oh man did they make it did they make it oh man are they okay oh I know oh man that sucks did you see him hit that Ro yes I did let's see
that one again everything seems fine as they approach the bottleneck that's when their boat catches a wake and starts hopping across the water they lose control after the second hop and wind up steering into the rocky Bank even the little kid knows that wasn't supposed to happen luckily both Pilots emerged from the boat unharmed it's unclear if their boat was beyond repair or if they could patch it up and continue racing the next day Ruidoso New Mexico is a small village in Lincoln County it's home to about 8,000 people who enjoy stunning views of the
Sacramento mountains it's also home to a winter resort called Ski Apache which is is owned and operated by the Mescalero Apache tribe Ski Apache is open to hikers during the off season and provides several outdoor activities while at the mountain for a ziplining Adventure Pete hilderbrand caught something incredible on camera it's not every day that you see a med Evac helicopter spinning out of control begin for on according to reports someone had gotten hurt on the mountain we're not sure to what extent but it was bad enough to require an emergency medical evacuation unfortunately the
pilot misjudged the landing and damaged the tail Rader thankfully he was okay another pilot who flies for the local news station said elevation played a significant roll the base of Ski Apache is 9,000 ft high altitude combined with hot temperatures will reduce the amount of lift you're getting from the blades the thin air makes it harder to slow down while Landing which is why it looks like our Pilots slammed into the ground as for the person who needed medical attention it sounded like the local sheriff's department took care of it truck e California is a
small town in Nevada County it's home to about 16,000 people living a few miles Northwest of Lake Tahoe anybody from the area knows you don't mess with a mama bear when her Cubs are around Sergeant mon knew the risks When A call came in about a bear cub trapped in a dumpster apparently he and Mama Bear had been foraging for food when the lid closed trapping the baby inside pe's body cam captured the whole encounter lucky for him Mama Bear could tell he was only trying to help I remember I'm a friend There You Go
baby go to Mama I remember I'm friend here you go baby the call came in after several people saw Mama Bear trying but failing to save her cup when police showed up she retreated up the Rocks but kept a watchful eye from above according to truck epd this was Sergeant Pear's second bear rescue in a few weeks time that's why his new nickname around the department is the bear whisperer of all the nicknames one can have that one's pretty cool if you find yourself walking around downtown Albuquerque look for members of the nmmp or the
New Mexico Mounted Police the Albuquerque Police Department currently has 12 on its roster but it's looking to expand the Mounted Police help deescalate situations before they get out of hand there's something about 1,000 pound animal that deters people from committing crimes this shoplifter learned the true meaning of horse power when he tried to steal over $200 worth of merchandise from Walgreens stop Albuquerque Police you are being detained stop stop you're being detained stop Albuquerque Police stop what do mean stop you need to stop a force will be used against you you understand me they're on
the ground uhuh get on the ground come on get on the ground you're being detained get out of the road get out of the road you are not free to leave do you understand force will be used against you how you see you are being detained for a suspected s with thingu you not free to leave our shoplifter is 30-year-old Mark shakon employees watched him steal from the store and immediately flagged down a mounted Patrol they quickly caught up with shakon who'd never in a million years outrun those horses you could call it a high
Steed Chase people in downtown Albuquerque are happy to see more mounted officers when they can walk up and pet the horses it helps connect the local PD to the community it's not like he can walk up and start petting a police cruiser that might get you in trouble back in 2020 a French filmmaker decided to head to the pleades mountains to practice some paragliding it was something he had done many times before so in theory things should have gone off without a hitch and at first everything was going just fine he was in the air
for several minutes when out of nowhere things took a dramatic turn w oh right good W of us what oh no did you a powerful gust of wind knocked him off course and right into his parachute Tangled in the cords it was difficult for him to regain control once that clearly became impossible he opted for his reserve shoot but that too nearly took a turn for the worst he threw it on but it wouldn't open you really can only imagine what is going through a person's mind in that moment with literally seconds to spare the
reserve shoot opened up and he landed safely on the ground the man later told news outlets it took him several days to process what happened despite having several years of experience 16 to be exact things can still go wrong sometimes you just push the limits a little too hard if you enjoyed this video and want to see another just like it be sure to click the link on screen now as always thanks for watching and we'll see you in the next one [Music]
