A Party In Florida Called “Mayhem At Lake George” Lived Up To Its Name With Multiple Fights
I tend to steer clear of anything that looks remotely close to being surrounded by out-of-control drunk wrecks because they do too much. And if you’ve ever been to Bourbon Street in New Orleans you understand my pain. And something I have never been aware of until today is an annual party forty miles west of Daytona, Florida called Mayhem at Lake George. Now, just based off of the name itself I would advise everyone to stay far away from this mess. But you know there are some people who will risk it all for subpar twerking and half-naked day drinking in the sun. I say, may the odds ever be in their favor because this was one time when an event 100% lived up to its name.
USA Today reports last weekend, the annual boat party took place with tons of folks gathered upon Lake George for an afternoon of booze and bad decisions. And honestly, their first mistake was drinking and operating a boat because that’s how you end up on a self-guided three-hour tour towards disappearance. As the day continued, drinks were flowing, music was rocking, and just when they thought things couldn’t get any better, the party’s very special guest arrived; MAYHEM! And not Dean Winter from the Allstate commercials, I’m talking about the ratchet kind of messiness that involves fists, cops, and body shots!
“People are just out there to have a good time, but like anything else, when you have a huge concentration of people like this and you have alcohol involved, you do have some incidents,” Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood told WESH 2, an Orlando-Daytona NBC TV station.
Now, call me old-fashioned, but should any of this have even been allowed? Not because technically we’re still supposed to be wearing masks at large gatherings but because that brown water is sure to give someone a third breast or extra testicle. Who in the hell wants to party where the water looks like coffee and raw sewage? But I digress, eventually everyone’s good spirits turned into bedlam once the real good spirits took over. One man was beaten so badly that he had to be airlifted in a private jet (aka Medevac) for a luxurious stay at a local hospital for his injuries.
And in case you’re wondering if justice was served during this tiny peek into the Summer of 2022, I’m going to have to say NO. Because as crazy as this event turned out to be, not many people were arrested and most were given a strong “Don’t do this again” finger-wagging.
According to the sheriff’s office, officers issued 38 boating citations and 108 warnings. Five people were arrested – two for disorderly conduct and three for boating under the influence.
Fast forward to Florida’s next party titled Commotion on the Ocean, where the objective is to jump from boat to boat beating the hell out of each other like it’s the WWE. Or perhaps Lake George will become the new audition site for future castings of Floribama Shore. In any event, I won’t be there so good luck to you all.
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