It was a hoax/advertainment for shoes: <a href="http://www.mediaite.com/online/great-moments-in-journalism-local-news-team-duped-by-walking-on-water-hoax/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mediaite.com/online/great-moments-in-journalism-l...</a><p>( link taken from <a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1344014" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1344014</a> )