Scott Larson and two friends were standing near the summit crater of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on Sunday when his baseball cap blew off and disappeared over the rim. Larson climbed over the safety railing and was trying to retrieve the cap when he slipped and fell into the crater. Fortunately for him, a tree broke his fall and he only ended up skidding about 85 feet into the crater, where he sustained a broken toe and a few cuts and bruises. A park ranger chastized Larson for risking his life -- and endangering the lives of his rescuers -- for the sake of a $10 baseball cap. And since Larson is a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, he probably hasn't heard the last of it from his shipmates, either.
Losing His Head
Scott Larson and two friends were standing near the summit crater of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on Sunday when his baseball cap blew off and disappeared over the rim. Larson climbed over the safety railing and was trying to retrieve the cap when he slipped and fell into the crater. Fortunately for him, a tree broke his fall and he only ended up skidding about 85 feet into the crater, where he sustained a broken toe and a few cuts and bruises. A park ranger chastized Larson for risking his life -- and endangering the lives of his rescuers -- for the sake of a $10 baseball cap. And since Larson is a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, he probably hasn't heard the last of it from his shipmates, either.
