Man caught a GoPro while fishing and the footage was still intact

The footage shows exactly how the GoPro fell into the sea.
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Brian Koerber
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Man caught a GoPro while fishing and the footage was still intact
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Catching a GoPro is the modern day equivalent to catching a boot.

On July 5, Daniel Rose and his family went fishing in Poole, UK. Although there were a few bites, the GoPro camera he reeled in was clearly the most interesting catch of the day.

After getting home, Rose removed the camera's SD card, which was still intact, although salt water had unfortunately ruined the camera. After checking out the SD card, Rose discovered exactly how the camera ended up in the ocean.

In the clip, which Rose uploaded to YouTube, a person attempts a back flip off of a pier when the GoPro breaks free and makes its way to the bottom of the ocean. From there the camera continued to record for about 30 minutes, and in that time a curious crab comes to take a selfie.

Of course, it only took a few hours after the video went viral on Reddit before a girl named Rachel Simkin claimed in the YouTube comments that she was the girl wearing a wetsuit in the clip.

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Brian Koerber

Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.


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