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Bystanders throw a rope to a driver whose car went into a retention pond in Raleigh, North Carolina

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Two bystanders got a rope to a driver whose car went into a retention pond in Raleigh, North Carolina; he swam to it before firefighters arrived.

Key Lessons

  • Two bystanders worked together: one reached the water's edge and another found a rope.
  • The rope was too short, yet it gave the driver something to swim towards.
  • General guidance: reach or throw a rope or something that floats rather than going into dark water yourself, and call the emergency number first.
  • General guidance: a driver whose car enters water should unbuckle and get out through a window at once.

What Happened

On Tuesday 10 November, about 8.12 pm, two cars crashed on Old Wake Forest Road in Raleigh, North Carolina, and one went down an embankment into a retention pond. A man who had just closed his shop nearby climbed down the slope to the water, where a driver was shouting that he could not swim. Another bystander helped throw down a rope. It was too short, but the driver swam to it just before firefighters arrived. Police said both drivers were in hospital with injuries that were not life threatening. The clip is WRAL's news report.

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