Florida sheriff reveals mundane noise that sparked mass panic at Daytona Beach spring break

The noise that spooked spring breakers at Daytona Beach and caused a massive stampede over the weekend was not gunshots, the sheriff revealed Monday. The panic-causing sound had a much more mundane origin: people crushing water bottles. “There were zero gunshots on the beach,” Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said Monday after video showing hundreds of terrified beachgoers fleeing for their lives went viral. Chitwood added that there were 50 deputies in the crowd.