Ben Kissel

One fun Everglades-specific tidbit is that the first responders were Bud Marquis and Ray Dickinson, two friends.

They were out for around a late-night frog gigging.

And frog gigging, of course, is when you go out and hunt bullfrogs with a long spear and secretly have sex with your best friend.

Yeah, so these guys are out there fucking each other and stabbing frogs.

The plane crashes, and then they immediately leapfrog into action and started rescuing people.

They were later honored for their heroics, and their efforts helped save the lives of 75 people and countless frogs who were able to escape the spear to the head while Bud and Ray were preoccupied.

Dude, the fucking toads down there.

They're fucking huge.

I hate toads.

They'd be waiting by your front door.

Like when you get home and shit, you just feel like they'll bite you.

They waited by my front door when I was a fucking kid in Texas.

Yeah, they're slippery before you run them over.

Yeah, they're little gushers.

So the three main crew members, remember them?

Captain Bob Loft, Second Officer Bert Stockstill, and Engineer Don Repo.

They were all killed in the crash.

Yeah, these are amazing.

Yeah, it's what I do.

Well, just because you're dead doesn't mean there isn't still work to do.