A drunk Florida man tried “teaching” his 5-year-old son how to swim by allegedly tossing him into the Atlantic Ocean — and then proceeded to do backflips off a nearby pier as the boy struggled to stay afloat, cops said. Swimming in the area where Bloodsworth was goofing off had been prohibited due to its close proximity to the pier, the officials said. Bloodsworth, however, told cops that he “could not think of a better place to teach his son to swim,” according to the News-Journal. INDIANA FATHER CONVICTED OF KILLING 3-MONTH-OLD SON PUNCHED IN THE FACE IN COURTHe had been with the boy on Monday night, drinking beers, when witnesses saw them both go into the water. Bloodsworth later claimed that he was not endangering his child by “teaching him to swim.” The boy was reportedly crying when cops plucked him from the water.

Source: Fox News July 18, 2019 03:45 UTC