Helicopter Drops Money On Detroit Street for Man's Final Wish

A car wash owner’s final wish to make it rain money on the streets of Detroit came true.

The Detroit News reports that around 1 p.m. on Friday (June 27), a man’s last request was honored when a helicopter poured thousands of dollars onto the area of Gratiot Avenue and Conner Street. In a short video captured of the moment, people can be seen grabbing money, apparently in shock.

According to Lisa Knife, an employee at a nearby business called Airport Express Lube & Service, the moment happened because it was the last wish of a nearby car wash owner who succumbed to Alzheimer’s disease.

Speaking to Detroit News, she revealed that multiple people were able to go home a tad richer because of the heartwarming stunt.

“Everybody got a little bit,” she said.

Anaya Toney, an employee at another nearby business, Motor City Coney Island, said that “there were so many people” that it was “actually kind of crazy.”

Because of the situation, all six lanes of traffic on the road came to a complete stop as people rushed out of their cars to get their hands on the bills.

The street was shut down for 30 minutes, but Toney made it clear it was a peaceful scene, not a chaotic one.

"There was no fighting, none of that," she said. "It was really beautiful."