Video captures ferocious Hurricane Irma waves in Key West knocking over man taking photos

Video captured the dramatic moment, shot at the southernmost point in the U.S.

ByABC News
September 10, 2017, 1:04 AM

— -- Not everyone in Key West, Florida, has complied with orders to evacuate the island as Hurricane Irma takes aim at the island.

Case in point: The man seen in the video above, shot at Key West's Southernmost Point Buoy landmark, marking the southernmost point in the continental U.S.

In the 19-second video, the man is seen standing on a barrier snapping photos of the churning waters. Within moments, the ferocious-looking waves crash over the barrier, slamming into the unidentified man and knocking him over and pushing him back a few feet.

He then stands up, and walks away -- presumably with some larger-than-life photos.

ABC News' Matt Foster contributed to this report.

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