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A group of teenage rowers from Oakland found themselves under fire in neighboring Sacramento during a race they were in on the river — and we mean that quite literally.
Nine different boys — ranging in age from 15 to 16 years old — were rowing their boat along the Sacramento River late last month during a regatta run-through that was being held in the region … and they were literally in the middle of their race when gunshots rang out.
The video is wild … you can see and hear them focused on their task, when suddenly — a few shots come their way from somewhere along the river bank… barely missing them.
You can actually see some of the bullets make contact with the water … creating splashes.
Rather than panic, however, the guys just kept on going without batting so much as an eyelash … almost as if they didn’t even notice the fact they’d been shot at. Luckily, nobody was hit … but the fact is, this could’ve easily turned into an unimaginable nightmare.
In terms of who shot and why … still no word on that as police investigate this. No shooters were located that day, and no firearms were tracked down either. It’s a bit of a mystery.
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Local reports say the boys thought it was a joke or a BB gun — not realizing the severity of the situation in the moment. As for how they did that weekend … no word on that — but it looks like they’ve been back to Sac-Town since and have walked away with some hardware.
Still, scary stuff.