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[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 114 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Did I just watch someone die?

[–] sci@feddit.nl 85 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 year ago
[–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago

Russia

Survived

Don't worry, surviving in Russia is only a temporary issue. May this man one day succeed in his quest to solve this vexing problem.

[–] Nechesh@beehaw.org 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It seems likely. That vehicle was just swallowed by a flooding river. It's technically possible the occupants escaped, but unlikely.

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was hoping for a no, but thanks for the realistic analysis.

[–] Nechesh@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's not easy for people to escape a submerged vehicle in still body of water, especially if the vehicle flips. Add in a raging river tumbling everything around, pushing everywhere... Even if you were able to escape the vehicle I don't think your chances of making it to shore from the middle would be good.

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago
[–] C_Spinoff@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

I think once you are on the surface, your chances rapidly grow, even when its cold water with a lot of current. You still only have to manage to get 20-30m to the side out of the strongest current. The way to the surface in time to not suffocate might be the problem, especially out of a wildly tumbling car that smashes against rocks and stuff in the riverbed while being hurled on by a powerful current.

[–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Probably. That did not look good

[–] Reverendender@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I wonder if they had time to think “I shouldn’t have tried to drive across the bridge.”

[–] porkins@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

In theory, they could get out if they rolled a window down before fully submerged or kicked through the back window.