David Thomas, 36, has cerebral palsy, and uses a wheelchair to get around.
On Monday, his friend Izas Fuller surprised David with a trip from his Jefferson County home to see the ocean for the very first time.
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Izas even got David a specialized wheelchair to allow him to roll through the soft sands along the beach.
"This is the best summer vacation, ever. Of my life," David said, after he got his first ever glimpse of the waters off Florida's Panama City Beach.
Video of this once-in-a-lifetime moment is now going viral as people watch David's story on Facebook.
David was just 16 years old the last time he ventured outdoors for a school field trip back in 1998.
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