The iconic "duckbill" rock formation in Oregon survived 18 million years of erosion, weather, and environmental upheaval-- but not the vandalism of three dumb humans.
A video posted to Twitter last week by David Kalas appears to show a group of people knocking over the "duckbill," a sandstone pedestal in Pacific City's Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area. When the rock collapses, one of the people can be heard shouting, "Got 'em!"
#RIP #PACIFICCITY #ROCK pic.twitter.com/WfcgrU1yJR
— David Kalas (@DavidKalas) August 30, 2016
Kalas told KATU News that the vandals explained their motives to him afterward.
"I asked them, you know, why they knocked the rock down, and the reply I got was: their buddy broke their leg earlier because of that rock," he said. "They basically told me themselves that it was a safety hazard, and that they did the world or Oregon a favor."
Oregon State Parks wrote in a Facebook post today that it is investigating the incident.
