They say lightning never strikes twice, but stupidity? It’s shockingly consistent. In 2003, a Michigan man allegedly turned a frozen Saginaw Bay into his personal demolition derby—not once, but twice.

It all began when our star ignored Coast Guard warnings and drove his pickup truck onto the ice. Predictably, the ice couldn’t hold, and his truck plunged into the freezing water. Miraculously, he escaped, soaking wet but alive. For most people, this would be a wake-up call. But not for our Michigan man.

The very next night, he allegedly returned to the bay, this time aboard an ATV. Perhaps he thought the ice had toughened up overnight, or maybe he figured a lighter vehicle was just the ticket. Spoiler: it wasn’t. Once again, the ice gave way, and this time, his luck ran out. The Coast Guard later recovered his body, likely shaking their heads at the sheer determination it takes to make the same mistake twice.

What was he thinking? We’ll never know. But according to the Darwin Awards—a fitting organization to immortalize this tale—he certainly made a splash.

Now, let’s address the frosty elephant in the room: allegedly. This story, unconfirmed by major newspapers, has the perfect mix of absurdity and plausibility to become internet legend. Fact or frozen fiction, it serves as a chilly reminder that ignoring Mother Nature rarely ends well.

The best way to avoid a Darwin Award? Learn from your mistakes. Unfortunately for this Michigan man, he missed that memo. Nature doesn’t negotiate, and stupidity has a way of breaking through everything–even the ice of the Great Lakes.