I livestreamed myself camping in a tent during Hurricane Helene – it wasn’t just a ‘dumb’ stunt

It was no small feat for Mike Smalls.

The Florida influencer is getting dragged online for bizarrely camping outside during Hurricane Helene so he could film the deadly storm.

Originally posted to the video platform platform Kick , footage of the “Jackass”-style stunt is currently blowing up across X.

“I knew some may find shocking, entertaining, dumb, comical or even off-putting,” the 26-year-old Tampa resident told Jam Press.

The Darwin Award candidate frequently films himself performing outlandish and harebrained feats, including trolling people at McDonald’s and on college campuses.

Biden, Harris finally head south to survey deadly Hurricane Helene damage

For his latest challenge on September 26, Smalls attempted to brave the Category 4 storm, which battered the Gulf Coast last week, leaving more than 160 people dead across six states including Florida (although White House Homeland Security Adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall said the toll could be as high as 600).

This makes Helene the second deadliest hurricane to pummel the mainland US in the last 55 years, eclipsed only by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

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