I respectfully disagree about the “ dust cloud “ being from float deployment. It would take a heck off a lot of baby powder to create that effect. Far, far more than the amount I have seen used to repack floats. Also it does appear to emanate from the engine exhaust area.
A truly close call. Glad he made it. A little lower and he would have face-planted onto the rocks or into the water or combination of the two. Time to purchase a lotto ticket..his lucky day.
Heinrich - it refers to the size of your sphincter changing during a high- situation (half-crown is bigger than threepeny bit and dustbin lid speaks for itself) ie normal, pucker, full dilation!
As for the incident, the way the fuselage rotates is exactly what you would expect from a sling load still attached when you thought it was released and started to move away.
The cloud of dust is certainly the floats being fired and you can see the starboard skids ones inflated - the bright orange.
Lucky guys.