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“It's going to be like you have fallen from heights onto a concrete sidewalk, so water is not soft to 4land on when you're 5going at speed.”

6Authorities say four men from Alabama died after 7taking part in this social media challenge.

“You're going to end up with a broken neck. You're going to end up with broken bones. If you're not wearing a life jacket when you do it, by the time the boat 8circles back around to come get you, most likely you will have 9drowned.”

Some Rhode Island boaters are surprised by the trend. 10Boat launches across the ocean state are busy this time of year. 

“I think that's pretty unsafe. I mean, jumping out of anything that's moving is pretty unsafe, 11especially if you don't know what you're doing.”

“I think that TikTok trends are taken real 12literally, and some things just shouldn't be 13replicated.”

If you're going out on the water, there's a few things experts say you can do to stay safe. Have a 14sober 15skipper know where you're traveling, and always carry a radio.

“Is there anything you guys do, like, to 16stay safe out in the water with, like, 17life jackets, that kind of thing?”

“Yeah, so we always have life vests.”

“For at least, one for everyone.”

“You should always have a 18fire extinguisher. You never know what's going to happen. Don't be speeding around. I mean, you got to be careful. There's people swimming. There's people on kayaks.”