haʊˈɛvɚ, wˌɛn ðə sˈɛkənd mˈæn tɹˈaɪd tə ɡɹˈæb ˌɑːntʊ ðə plˈæŋk tə sɚvˈaɪv, ðə fˈɜːst mˈæn hˌuː wʌz klˈʌtʃɪŋ ðə plˈæŋk pˈʊʃt hˌɪm ɐwˈeɪ fɔːɹ fˈɪɹ ʌvðə plˈæŋk sˈɪŋkɪŋ ɪf ɪt hˈɛld ðə wˈeɪt ʌv tˈuː pˈiːpəl.
However, when the second man tried to grab onto the plank to survive, the first man who was clutching the plank pushed him away for fear of the plank sinking if it held the weight of two people.