A Florida man figured that a 50-foot plunge was worth $20 when one is "broke." Mark Giorgio, 47, was walking across the U.S. 41 bridge over the Manatee River Monday, when wind blew a $20 bill out of his hand, over the rail and into the river.

Girgio followed his money and plummeted 50 feet into the river. He then pursued his bill and swam about 100 yards to fish it from the water.

"I got my money back, hell yeah," Giorgio told the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

"Twenty bucks is a lot of money when you're broke."

Giorgio was fished from the water by a passing Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer.

Giorgio, who said he was already suffering from a broken collarbone, refused treatment for cuts and scrapes he suffered in the fall.