albertdefender
Adventurer
Hi everyone.Here is a video of a tragic adventure we lived.Hope you like it
http://youtu.be/ZT8ukN7xZ10
http://youtu.be/ZT8ukN7xZ10
VIDEO LAND ROVER STUCK IN THE STORM
- Thread starter albertdefender
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superbuickguy
Explorer
why were you out there?
superbuickguy
Explorer
I do SAR, and we go out in weather just like that to rescue people who simply don't have a clue... no life jacket, no safety rope, no spotter down stream to throw a life-ring... all that video showed me is a group of walking dead. I was hoping they'd say they had to go out for some rescue-related reason...
What was the 'tragic' aspect you mentioned? Curious to know.
onemanarmy
Explorer
the had ropes and other safety gear for recovery?
but not driving into the river would have been a better choice.
but not driving into the river would have been a better choice.
Albertdefender.
Thanks for sharing the video.
Considering the comments so far it may be helpful if you provided everyone with some background story of the events.
Upon my first watching of the video it appears to be made for video and all done on purpose for sensationalism, but there must be more to it.
- Why did the defender cross the river only to return moments later, was it testing the crossing for the other vehicles?
- Was the night river crossing at the same location as the day river crossing, if so, why were the vehicles still there and why did the defender go back in?
Regards,
Brian
Thanks for sharing the video.
Considering the comments so far it may be helpful if you provided everyone with some background story of the events.
Upon my first watching of the video it appears to be made for video and all done on purpose for sensationalism, but there must be more to it.
- Why did the defender cross the river only to return moments later, was it testing the crossing for the other vehicles?
- Was the night river crossing at the same location as the day river crossing, if so, why were the vehicles still there and why did the defender go back in?
Regards,
Brian
plainjaneFJC
Deplorable
I liked the video, it was kind of like an action movie, it was a few minutes of entertainment.
getlost4x4
Expedition Leader
I didn't think it was horrible or really stupid. It was probably meant to be an action film. as there is a part two coming up anyway. get off your soap boxes and chill out.
Drover
Adventurer
I have to agree, I quite enjoyed it.
And from another aspect, it looks like great effort went into the filming of it , and the quality.
I love all the armchair quarterbacks comments. I bet most of these guys haven't traveled anything more than a fire road.
albertdefender
Adventurer
We went out for a ride and when it was time to go back the river had got bigger because it was raining very hard.
albertdefender
Adventurer
Hello Brian,
First of all thanks for your interest and not judge before knowing the background story.
We are a team of 4 or 5 cars with prepared cars and three of them (not me) are mechanics.
We went out to spend a day. they said it was going to rain but not so much.when we started it was sunny but later it started to rain hard. The river you can see at the beginning is the second river we crossed.The blue defender crossed and the rest of us seeing the big river decided not to cross and we had to go back the way we had come, but by then the first river we had crossed some hours before had grown much bigger too. Two discoverys that didnt have a snorkle decided to park there and not cross. the maroon discovery and me managed to pass. the blue defender didnt cross fast enough and the current left him stuck between two rocks. it was completely dark and we had to go back home. we were in the middle of nowhere, cold and it was raining as you can see. we were trapped between two big rivers. we were 8 people and someone had to cross!
Regards
Albert
albertdefender
Adventurer
Thanks but certainly we had a bad time there.
GR8ADV
Explorer
Did you make it back alive?