Christopher Lastra: Solo spearfishing diver narrowly avoids getting chopped up by speeding boat in Hawaii

Christopher Lastra: Solo spearfishing diver narrowly avoids getting chopped up by speeding boat in Hawaii
Christopher Lastra, solo spearfishing diver, escaped death (Facebook/Chris Laster, YouTube/Man of Spear)

OAHU, HAWAII: A spearfishing diver is counting his blessings after nearly escaping death by dodging a speeding boat rushing towards him in Hawaii. Christopher Lastra, 30, was underneath the ocean water hunting for fish in Magic Island on Thursday, December 8, when the boat came barrelling towards him.

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A terrifying video making rounds on the internet captures the heart-pounding moments as the speed boat races by Lastra and he avoids being killed by veering out of the boat’s way. Lastra then raises his orange-gloved hand and gestures "A-Ok" before exclaiming, "Oh my god," in between breaths, "What the heck?" The 'Wind Whisper', a speedboat, was anything but when it raced across the ocean waves and almost struck the diver.