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Faced with having to choose between rescuing a rare bottle of whisky or his camera from the sea, a Pretoria man grabbed the bottle
Heinrich Scholtz went to a beach near Mossel Bay last week with his wife Annerien, where they decided to take “arty” photographs of their prize whisky collection, purchased on a trip to Scotland in 2011.
“We bought a number of special bottles at the Bruichladdich distillery on Islay, which you can only buy on the island,” Scholtz told Beeld newspaper.
The 700 ml bottle of Glenlivet was vatted in 1977, and cost Scholtz R1,925.
He placed the bottle strategically, so as to best capture the back-lit sun, which created an amber glow.
A few moments later, he was engulfed by a large wave, and had only a split second to choose between rescuing his camera or his Glenlivet.
“The wave took my bottle. I made a grab for it. The water level kept rising,” Scholtz recalled.
His camera got wet, “but I decided I wouldn’t move, and would in fact dive in after the bottle if I had to”.
He managed to retrieve the bottle from under a rock, but the camera was water-damaged.
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Nwanawamukalaha
At Johnny's that bottle costs R1400. What's the use of going to the island?Report Abuse
tumzangwana
i'd also rescue the bottle considering that the camera maybe cost R799 at game.Report Abuse
LERATOLANNA
TSEK** FULLReport Abuse
Phuphethakatha
DON'T GIVE THAT MAN A BELLS !!! HahahaReport Abuse
ndapfu
Mxm, come with serious stories and stop with daily what what gossipReport Abuse
Nincompoop
Great choice, good catch Scholtz.Report Abuse
LaVidaLoca
ShmuckReport Abuse
SeshegoGuY
I'll Drink to that #Hic#Report Abuse
sakhomba
nothing spectacular here. the day Benni scored that overhead kick in Orlando stadium a drunk from Mamelodi supporter's contingent fell awkwardly three steps down. when he rose from that dramatic fall his beer was still half full in the plastic cup.Report Abuse
Ramatlhale
Give that man a Bells, A GlenLivet vetted in 1977 (35 years); he's definately earned it!!!sakhomba- Very detailed recalling of events there, any chance it was you???/lol!!
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