Why didn't they just carry the chair, with him on it, into the surf, and let the cold water shrink them again?
ammObob, As usual, you bring out the primal images a man might consider in his utter terrorand demise, being eaten by a Hippo or having your balls swell underneath the slats of a chair only to be ripped when sitting up....... Well, if I had to choose my destiny, I would only request a proper introduction to the Hippo. You should have written for the Twilight Zone.