FL Man claims he built underwater city for dolphins

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FORT MYERS, FL -- FLORIDA MAN FOUND SUNBURNED AND DISORIENTED ON SANIBEL CAUSEWAY CLAIMING HE WAS "KIDNAPPED BY DOLPHINS AND FORCED TO BUILD AN UNDERWATER CITY"

Lee County Sheriff's deputies responded to the Sanibel Causeway early Monday after a motorist reported a man standing on the shoulder, "soaking wet and drawing blueprints in the sand."

According to the police report, Ricky James Hollowell, 33, was found barefoot, severely sunburned, and wearing only swim trunks.

He told deputies he had been "taken against his will by a pod of dolphins 3 days ago" and forced to work on what he called "an underwater construction project."

According to Hollowell and the police report:
Hollowell claimed the dolphins approached him while he was swimming off Fort Myers Beach and "escorted him to a site approximately 40 feet below the surface" where they needed help building structures.

He told officers the dolphins communicated through "a series of clicks that he eventually learned to interpret" and that the project foreman was a dolphin he referred to as "Gerald"

When asked how he breathed underwater for 3 days he said "Gerald handled that. I didn't ask questions. You don't question Gerald."

He had drawn an elaborate blueprint in the sand that deputies described as "detailed enough to be concerning," including what appeared to be condos, a town square, and a recreation center.

He told officers he was released because "the dolphins were satisfied with his work" but that Gerald said "they'd be back for phase two."

Responding deputy Shawn Oakley told reporters: "I've been with the sheriff's office 11 years. The blueprints were the part that got me. He had zoning."

Hollowell was transported for medical evaluation.

Dolphin project foreman Gerald was unavailable for comment.

Some men build cities on land.

Ricky Hollowell claims he built one underwater for dolphins, and honestly the blueprints were hard to argue with.





****yes, this story is likely made up, but this dude would be fun to party with.