source: izismile.com
At the Waitemata harbor of the New Zealand city of Auckland, a woman passenger trapped in a car which had plunged into the sea had to be quickly freed by attending police officers has become a huge topic of discussion with many online viewers as their quick thinking and courage saved the woman from certain death!
Here is the sinking car and the female passenger was in such a panic that she was unable to open the door and escape on her own when the car plunged into the water. Police officers had to act fast to prevent a drowning fatality.
While one of the police officers desperately tried to hold the sinking car up from the engulfing water, another policeman attempted to breach the rear window of the car with a large stone as shown in the photo below. This was successful and the woman was freed from the car.
The woman was then pulled out of the car by the two heroic police officers! Without their heroic efforts and quick thinking, this woman would have never survived this situation!
Car like to land by a crane.
This dramatic rescue and the effort of these police officers were absolutely magnificent. Their decisive actions saved this woman from drowning in her vehicle. Many people who succumb to drowning in a submerged vehicle too often panic and cannot think clearly in such a situation.
Please take a take a look at this video which explains how to cope with life and death scenarios as shown in this JAF Road Service Presentation.
JAF Coping with Being Submerged in a Vehicle Test