When Dave Svorking’s drone ran out of juice over a lake, odds weren’t good for the survival of the UAV  (unmanned aerial vehicle). But like “Sully” Sullenberger, the pilot was determined to do everything he could to avert catastrophe. In this case, it meant plunging into the lake, swimming like an Olympian, and reaching up at the last second to snare the drone. Svorking’s act of courage—or whatever you’d call it—was captured on video by the fast-descending drone, turning a routine flight into the ultimate selfie.

In addition to a few “extras” pictured at the water’s edge, “Epic drone save over water” was viewed more than 300,000 times within the first week of its posting. The story got the attention of many publications including Gizmodo and PetaPixel.