This Can't Be Real

[mudwhistle]

Maine:

Two hikers plunged to their deaths after being rescued. This story is like a real life "Final Destination" story:

A pregnant Maine woman and her friend visiting from Pennsylvania who had been rescued after getting lost hiking died when they accidentally drove their car off a boat ramp and into the ocean, authorities said.

Amy Stiner, 37, of Machias, and Melissa Moyer, 38, of Sunbury, Pa., presumably drowned when Stiner drove her car down the boat ramp at the end of a dead-end road at about 9 p.m. Tuesday in this town of 300 people in eastern Maine, said Washington County Sheriff Donnie Smith.

Smith called the deaths a tragic accident made worse because Stiner was five months pregnant.

"They called on the phone that they were in the water and the car was filling up. Then the phone went dead," Smith said. "An hour later, the deputies found the car."

Earlier in the evening, the women got lost while hiking in Roque Bluffs State Park amid fog and a steady downpour, the Portland Press Herald reported.

A off-duty firefighter found them and their dog and gave them rides on his ATV back to his house, where a warden picked them up and brought them to their vehicle, which was parked at the park.

But Stiner then drove toward the boat ramp instead of in the other direction to Machias, Smith said.

Authorities found the submerged car about 175 feet off the boat ramp, the women and the dog inside with the doors closed and the windows up.

Weather could have contributed to the accident, Smith said.

"It appears they went the wrong direction and drove off the ramp," he said. "If you don't know the area, in the fog and rain it wouldn't be a difficult thing to do."

The Portland Press Herald reported that the women were able to call 911 as the car was entering the water.

"They said they were in the water and the car was filling with the water. And then the phone just went dead," Washington County Sheriff Donnie Smith told the newspaper.

Read more: Maine hikers drive to ocean deaths after being rescued | Fox News

 

[asaratis]

That is a saddening story. Most people do not realize how difficult it is to open doors on a sinking car. The pressure on the outside of the door is much greater than it is on the inside of the car...until the car is nearly full of water. One thing that may lead to a safe exit is to take a deep breath just before the car is full and then try to open the door. However, most cars will sink nose first and the diminishing pocket of air will likely be near the rear window.

Sad story, indeed.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Carry a window breaker in a Velcro attachment to the front of the driver's seat.

Use it against the upper corner of the window were the glass will be thinnest. Hit hard.

 

[TNHarley]

final destination shit right there. that was their day and no one could stop it, apparently

 

[dilloduck]

I recommend a compass

 

[asaratis]

Carry a window breaker in a Velcro attachment to the front of the driver's seat.

Use it against the upper corner of the window were the glass will be thinnest. Hit hard.

...and a seat belt cutter!