Another reason to drive a Toyota....Ford Rangers sink. Sent from my iPhone
On May 12, 2011, at 3:19 AM, jerryat...@aol.com wrote: > DAUPHIN, MANITOBA—A Manitoba couple got the scare of their lives when a large > puddle that concealed a sinkhole swallowed their Ford Ranger, completely > submerging the truck. > > The couple say they barely escaped with their lives. > > Jim McKnight and his wife, Dawn Sealey, said they were headed to a campground > when they saw the giant puddle and decided to cross through it. > > But within seconds the vehicle was sucked down and water was rushing into the > cab. > > McKnight yelled at his wife to roll down her window, which allowed her to > grab the family dog and swim for safety. > > By that point, the water was over the truck’s roof. > > “We were completely under water before we had a chance to get out,” said > Sealey. “It happened so fast. My husband had to swim out and he got trapped > under ice. He had to swim under the ice and he was banging his hand, then his > head to break through.” > > McKnight said he thought he was a goner for sure. > > “I know I came pretty close to that. I got stuck under the ice and I don’t > know how, or where I managed to break the ice but I know I was totally > gasping for air. I had no breath whatsoever,” McKnight said. > > The couple made it out without injury, and walked about a quarter of a mile > for refuge with strangers in a house. > > RCMP are investigating and a spokeswoman who confirmed the account said the > couple was very lucky to escape. > > The couple took a local constable to the scene, where the puddle again looked > like a puddle. > > There was no sign of a truck in the hole, although debris floating on the > water included a bag of dog food, marshmallows, shampoo and other supplies > from the truck. > > “You couldn’t see the truck but you could tell something had happened there,” > McKnight said. > > “The officer was asking me, ‘Where’s the truck?’ I said, ‘Right in front of > you.’ ” > > A tow truck company tried to get the truck out Tuesday but ice jams from Lake > Dauphin have blocked the road and covered the hole. > > The Canadian Press > > http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/989216--sinkhole-swallows-manitoba-couple-s-truck-as-they-swim-for-their-lives
