The driver of a vehicle that fell into a reservoir due to poor driving and sank in 5 meters of water was dramatically rescued after about an hour.
According to the Gyeongsan Fire Station in North Gyeongsang Province on the 24th, a report was received at around 7:14 a.m. the previous day saying, “A vehicle has fallen into the Huegok Reservoir in Yongseong-myeon, Gyeongsan-si and is sinking.”
Firefighting authorities responded immediately upon receiving the report메이저사이트, but by the time they arrived at the scene, the vehicle had already completely sunk into the water and was invisible.
The dispatched rescuers began an underwater search, and found and rescued the driver from the vehicle, which was sunk at a depth of 5 meters, after about an hour.
At the time of discovery, the driver was reported to be in non-life-threatening condition except for mild symptoms of hypothermia.
If your vehicle is flooded, you must escape as quickly as possible.
A fire department official said, “The driver was able to breathe internally thanks to the air pockets formed inside the car, and he miraculously survived thanks to the quick response of the dispatchers to the scene.” He added, “It was a crash caused by inexperienced driving, and there were no passengers other than the driver.” He said.
Experts recommend that if your vehicle is flooded, you should escape as quickly as possible. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s step-by-step instructions for car flooding, the most important thing is to get out of the car quickly before it is completely submerged.
When water begins to fill the car engine, the engine will turn off and the windows will not open, so you must open the windows before the car is completely flooded.
If you cannot open the window and the door does not open with water pressure, the quickest way to escape is to break the window. Since the glass on the side of the car is the thinnest, you have to use a tool or your foot to break the corner of the window to escape.
