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Nearly drowned in a MX5

Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2016 7:57 pm
by OMY005
Saw this on Chanel 10 news tonight. :shock:

Very happy ending for all, except the car that is.

https://www.facebook.com/Unexpected.Entertainment.Net/videos/613792125457118/

Andrew.

Re: Nearly drowned in a MX5

Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2016 8:05 pm
by KevGoat
Yeah saw that too. Fantastic effort to get her and her dog out!

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Re: Nearly drowned in a MX5

Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2016 8:08 pm
by manga_blue
Fantastic!

Re: Nearly drowned in a MX5

Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2016 9:07 pm
by bruce
Miata.
Good thing she didn't have a hardtop.

Re: Nearly drowned in a MX5

Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 9:20 am
by Black_Penguin
I heard apparently she was drunk and on her phone before driving into flood waters.

Re: Nearly drowned in a MX5

Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 5:30 pm
by The Green Goblin
thats nuts! that guy is a hero..

Re: Nearly drowned in a MX5

Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 6:20 pm
by Lokiel
I get a little annoyed when some people win "Hero" awards for doing what seems very little but this was definitely worthy of a "Hero award", he put his life in danger for someone he didn't even know.

It reminded me of the young Asian guy up here in QLD who pulled a truckie from his burning truck last year, climbing over the front of it wearing only shorts, t-shirt and thongs - he actually lost one of those thongs in the rescue; not sure if he got an award but he sure deserved it (a new set of thongs at the very least).

Re: Nearly drowned in a MX5

Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2016 10:42 am
by jpgibson
saw it too..definately a hero.

Re: Nearly drowned in a MX5

Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 9:30 am
by Nevyn72
Black_Penguin wrote:I heard apparently she was drunk and on her phone before driving into flood waters.

A follow-up on this story.....

Not only was she drunk, she had stolen the car! :evil:
The real owners lost everything in the flooding too.....

The good news is that a bunch of local MX5 owners have come to the rescue, have retrieved, and are undertaking the huge task of restoring the car to be returned to the owners. :mrgreen:
You can follow the thread on it's progress over on ClubRoadster.
http://clubroadster.net/vb_forum/89-roa ... al-tv.html

Re: RE: Re: Nearly drowned in a MX5

Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 6:38 pm
by speed
Nevyn72 wrote:
Black_Penguin wrote:I heard apparently she was drunk and on her phone before driving into flood waters.

A follow-up on this story.....

Not only was she drunk, she had stolen the car! :evil:
The real owners lost everything in the flooding too.....

The good news is that a bunch of local MX5 owners have come to the rescue, have retrieved, and are undertaking the huge task of restoring the car to be returned to the owners. :mrgreen:
You can follow the thread on it's progress over on ClubRoadster.
http://clubroadster.net/vb_forum/89-roa ... al-tv.html

Great to see such a good deed!

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Re: Nearly drowned in a MX5

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 6:09 pm
by OurCognitiveSurplus
Why didn't she just open the lid...

Re: Nearly drowned in a MX5

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 6:32 pm
by smy0003
Because she stole it and had probably never dropped the top before

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