From a different article, as she watched her car sink under the water:

"Oh well, I guess I'll just walk."

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Woman poses for selfie atop sinking car after trying to drive on frozen river in Canada

By: CNN Newsource & Scripps NationalPosted at 9:52 AM, Jan 18, 2022 and last updated 10:52 AM, Jan 18, 2022

A life-threatening moment might not be the best time for taking a selfie. But that's what witnesses say a woman was doing in Canada as her car sank into a frozen river.

Security camera footage spotted the woman driving a yellow sedan across the frozen Rideau River at about 4:30 p.m. Sunday near Manotick, Ontario, a town located just south of Ottawa.

"You don't expect your kids to have to watch out for cars zipping down on the frozen river," said Sacha Gera, who spotted the car on the ice via home security footage.

The car eventually broke through the ice, forcing the driver to stand on top of her car as it sank into the frigid waters.

"I've been around water long enough to know if things go bad, it can get worse quickly," said witness Zachary King.

Along with one of his neighbors, King jumped into action to help rescue the driver. They quickly got a rope and a kayak, and the driver was able to hop into the boat before the car was completely submerged.

"It's like everything worked out perfectly," King said. "Got her on the kayak, pulled her in, and as soon as we pulled her in, the car went under. Fully."

However, before the woman was pulled to safety, she captured the moment with a selfie. King adds that the driver told him that she was glad she had driven her car out on the ice.

"We're like, 'What the hell are you doing?' and she's like, 'Oh, just having fun.,'" King said. "I was like, 'What?' and she's like, 'Yeah, I'd totally do that again.' Like word for word, that's what she said."

Police say they charged the driver with one count of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.

"Just a wild day in the quiet city of Manotick, that's for sure," King said.



https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T03AHsoir4I


According to these commentators the woman barely acknowledged the rescuers.


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2pHeb8jNFnE

Drunk. High. Stupid. Or all three.

So, who is this idiot?

Don't rule her out. You just have to ask yourself. " Do you feel lucky? "

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Originally posted by YooperSigs:
Drunk. High. Stupid. Or all three.

None of those

Addicted to social media is what this one screams

Next time, they should let her ass drown…totally.

In Minnesota and probably in Canada as well that little stunt cost her more than a few bucks. Getting a submerged vehicle out of the bottom of a frozen lake is a expensive proposition. Takes lots of equipment and expert divers who make a lot of money to make it happen. Then their are fines leveled on you by the DNR for being stupid enough to put all that pollution into the lake in the form of gasoline, oils, and batteries.

She can be seen driving at a high rate of speed on the ice which is also a no no. By driving fast you create waves under the ice which can create cracks and pressure ridges. Lots of stupid going on here. You do this on a lake around here guys might just have a tendency to act like they don't see you and let you go down with your ship.

Now if that single picture doesn't perfectly encapsulate the essence of this current selfie generation and the state of this country...

That idiot ruined a perfectly good Scion tC.

Here’s to hoping that selfie gets her all the attention she wanted and then some.

“Your life is more important than that.”
No, your life isn’t worth the effort it took for the rescuers to cross the ice to get you. The world has far too many of your kind as it is, and they would have done the world a favor if they’d saved their efforts to rescue a dog or squirrel that was stuck in a hole in the ice.

This reminds me of the discussions we have here from time to time about other people who must be saved from their self-endangering stupidity, and how it’s become the norm for them to expect that they will be rescued just as they expect so much more from the rest of us. Her “calmness” and failure to acknowledge her rescuers was probably due to the assumption that she would be rescued because she deserved it.

A few years ago someone lost a pickup through the ice on one of our local lakes despite the warnings that it was too thin to support vehicles at that time. Although I never heard the outcome, there was no way for it to be recovered before the ice cleared in the spring, and he was facing something like thousands of dollars in fines per day until it was removed.

I would let her figure it out on her own. She got herself there, she can selfie her way out. I guarantee if someone else was in her position she'd be the first one to put it on Instagram. Frankly the world would be a better place without her. Who knows, maybe we'll read about her falling off a cliff trying to get the perfect picture. After all, she has no concept of danger and is reckless with her life.

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
Now if that single picture doesn't perfectly encapsulate the essence of this current selfie generation and the state of this country...

Except for the fact that this was in Canada, I completely agree with you- well put.

Perhaps it’s the state of all the youth in first world countries. Your caption with the above image should appear on the cover of every newspaper- except I suppose that’s what she was shooting for.

I really hope she has to pay for the removal and subsequent environmental damage, but I’m also betting she either doesn’t have the cash, or a parent is going to cover it.

Too bad one of her rescuers didn’t grab her phone and drop that in with the car. Bet that would’ve motivated her.

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Originally posted by irreverent:

Perhaps it’s the state of all the youth in first world countries.

Unfortunately it's not just 1st world countries. I watched a mother in a thong bikini and her two teenage daughters doing some stupid Tik Tok dance challenge on the beach for literally 45 minutes, trying again and again because they were way out of sync. The mom was in her late 30s/early 40s and her ass in a thong doesn't belong anywhere near her daughters' social media feed with other 13-15 year olds watching. I would go as far to say anyone under 18 shouldn't be allowed to have social media but we all know that isn't happening.

Darwin Award, runner up. Better luck next time!

The Ice Highway is open across across a MN lake again. 2 hours to cross over to Canada, 20 mph top speed. Gets you to a favorite ice fishing spot, fee is $$$ of dollars and yet people pay it. Its complete with road signs, etc.

As for recovery of a vehicle, the standard practice in hurricane states is a submerged vehicle is a total writeoff, and the insurance company will retain the VIN to prevent reinsuring it for another owner. You can replace the fluids in the mechanical parts, the electrical system, especially the sensor wiring is toast. Its not rated for underwater use and will wick water under the insulation from end to end causing corrosion. Once a microvolt sensor circuit gets wet you then get all sorts of out of spec voltage feeds, high resistance, and computers have issues with the bad signals. Some cars have CAD type truck lighting systems where modules are controlled by a main body computer and those are basically running coax to the switch units. Water is not good with them either.

The result is that submerged cars begin to have serious issues with operating circuits and a year after the event they are undrivable.If you buy a flood damaged car for cheap that is a short lived bargain - to keep it running it will take a new wiring harness complete. Pulling one out of a wreck means getting a used harness which is now abused with scrapes and bending it, broken connectors, not to forget the extreme dismantling of the interior to install it.

Look at any mud bogger Jeep if you are thinking of buying one - check the wiring under the dash, near turnsignals, etc and if you see splices, cut wires, etc consider very carefully the aggravation and costs of operating it. Some states have even outlawed the sale of flood damaged cars, and dictate they are supposed to be junked. They still wind up now and again on a used car lot. Our state always has truckloads of them driven in from the Gulf coast and it's no surprise after 6 months getting customers in auto parts stores lamenting their bargain car acting up.

Selfie or not, her insurance may simply not pay up - she's still stuck for the loan if there is one - and if it won't run sitting in the drive or apartment complex lot it's a complaint magnet attracting tickets.

The absolute quickest way to destroy a good vehicle is to drive it above the wheels in flood water. If it stalls and sits for hours, it's toast.

Wait until she finds out insurance won’t cover the loss.

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Originally posted by Hildur:

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Originally posted by irreverent:

Perhaps it’s the state of all the youth in first world countries.

Unfortunately it's not just 1st world countries. I watched a mother in a thong bikini and her two teenage daughters doing some stupid Tik Tok dance challenge on the beach for literally 45 minutes, trying again and again because they were way out of sync. The mom was in her late 30s/early 40s and her ass in a thong doesn't belong anywhere near her daughters' social media feed with other 13-15 year olds watching. I would go as far to say anyone under 18 shouldn't be allowed to have social media but we all know that isn't happening.

You watched it for 45 minutes.

Somebody somewhere has to be setting up a Go Fund Me page for this moron.

I would expect no less.

The answer missing in the- "Would you go into an Active Shooter Situation to help" Poll was:

I'd Live Stream the event.

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Originally posted by braillediver:
The answer missing in the- "Would you go into an Active Shooter Situation to help" Poll was:

I'd Live Stream the event.

Ain't that the sad and sorry truth!

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Originally posted by RichardC:

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Originally posted by Hildur:

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Originally posted by irreverent:

Perhaps it’s the state of all the youth in first world countries.

Unfortunately it's not just 1st world countries. I watched a mother in a thong bikini and her two teenage daughters doing some stupid Tik Tok dance challenge on the beach for literally 45 minutes, trying again and again because they were way out of sync. The mom was in her late 30s/early 40s and her ass in a thong doesn't belong anywhere near her daughters' social media feed with other 13-15 year olds watching. I would go as far to say anyone under 18 shouldn't be allowed to have social media but we all know that isn't happening.

You watched it for 45 minutes.

I timed it this is Puerto Rico. There's an endless supply of 18-28 year olds who prance around in thong bikinis. I'm an equal opportunity judge of talent.