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Car with possibly 2 people inside near the brink of the American Falls at NF

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  On 12/8/2021 at 8:03 PM, ExiledInIllinois said:

People have gone over The Falls in a barrel... Why not try The Buick!

 

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Can't they can drop the flow of water...  So the car hangs up? ... It's only inches deep over the precipice.

 

 

 

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You're asking us? I thought you supervised all of the water in the NE.

 

Buddy of mine in Buff said that they Don't have cables down that far so maybe they are pressed onto an underwater boulder.

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From the article, looks like the woman had a heart attack and  drove into the river between the pedestrian and vehiclular bridges to Goat Island. The road is not that near to the water. She was the only occupant.

 

The cables across the river are just downstream of Grand Island, several miles from the falls themselves. They are near where the big orange warning signs are located on the American shore.

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Saw on the 5 PM news. They said the car drove from Goat island into the river. It is now in the middle of the river about 50-75 feet from the brink. The Coast Guard lowered a man from a copter to the car and got the woman out. Didn't say if she was dead already or died on the way to the hospital. The water was lapping over the hood and against the windshield. Temps are in upper 20, water temp is 40  and chill factor is in the teens. 

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  On 12/8/2021 at 10:13 PM, Wacka said:

Saw on the 5 PM news. They said the car drove from Goat island into the river. It is now in the middle of the river about 50-75 feet from the brink. The Coast Guard lowered a man from a copter to the car and got the woman out. Didn't say if she was dead already or died on the way to the hospital. The water was lapping over the hood and against the windshield. Temps are in upper 20, water temp is 40  and chill factor is in the teens. 

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This source states that in 40 degree water, exhaustion or unconsciousness can result in as little as 30 minutes and survival time may be 60-90 minutes

https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO Documents/5p/CG-5PC/CG-CVC/CVC3/notice/flyers/Cold_Water_Survival_Hypothermia.pdf

 

Also sounds as though heart attack can occur on the initial shock of immersion

 

 

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  On 12/8/2021 at 11:06 PM, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

This source states that in 40 degree water, exhaustion or unconsciousness can result in as little as 30 minutes and survival time may be 60-90 minutes

https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO Documents/5p/CG-5PC/CG-CVC/CVC3/notice/flyers/Cold_Water_Survival_Hypothermia.pdf

 

Also sounds as though heart attack can occur on the initial shock of immersion

 

 

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"Torso reflex"

 

https://lifesaving.com/issues-safety-rescue/prevention-and-management-of-torso-reflex/

 

We still got Idiot fisherman/hunters in bassboats still boating.  Water is 37°... No PFD, immersion suit, or even float coats... Just Carhartts with bibs... At least that will help stay warm a little... When those get soaked & heavy and they're at the bottom of the river... /smh

 

 

"Torso Reflex, also known as Gasp Reflex , Inhalation Response, or Cold Water Shock, is caused by sudden immersion into water colder than 70 degrees F. Sudden immersion into cold water triggers an involuntary reflexive torso gasp that can cause the person to aspirate water into his/her airway and lungs, which can lead to laryngospasm, disorientation, panic, and the loss of any physical ability to swim or remain afloat."

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She might have had a medical experience before that that caused her to lose control... no one just finds a way to drive into the river unless its on purpose... which, who knows... guess the medical examiner will determine that.

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  On 12/8/2021 at 11:35 PM, T&C said:

She might have had a medical experience before that that caused her to lose control... no one just finds a way to drive into the river unless its on purpose... which, who knows... guess the medical examiner will determine that.

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True on the medical experience

I guess I was thinking could have lost control of the car for some reason - brake to avoid a kid or a squirrel, distracted,  tire blew, whatever?

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Can’t imagine how they will get that out. Even if you use a crane, you need to get someone in the water to hook up the cables properly. I wouldn’t think getting a car out of the water is worth any risk to human life. 

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  On 12/9/2021 at 5:28 PM, PetermansRedemption said:

Can’t imagine how they will get that out. Even if you use a crane, you need to get someone in the water to hook up the cables properly. I wouldn’t think getting a car out of the water is worth any risk to human life. 

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Ya, It ain't hurting anything. I sure hope they have a camera on it when it goes over, though 

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