4×4 recovered from River Esk where three men died after being ‘swept away’
A 4×4 has been recovered from the River Esk, where three men died after being “swept away” as they attempted to cross.
Emergency services including police, ambulance and a helicopter attended a location on the River Esk near Glaisdale shortly before midday on Thursday 28 December.
The 4×4 was recovered from the river by the fire service just after 3pm and three men found inside had died, North Yorkshire Police said
A man who tried to save the trio trapped in the submerged vehicle said they were “swept away”.
The incident came as Storm Gerrit caused flooding and travel chaos across the country throughout Wednesday and Thursday.
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8 comments
Darwin Award 🥇
A bunch of the usual “Let’s Off Road” brigade looking for rivers to cross thinking they are invincible in their old shed like Disco because it has a snorkel, I feel sorry for the one’s risking there own lives to rescue these ejits and the families who have to deal with it.
Truly tragic.
Why didn’t they have windows down and just swim out
Dont drink and drive simple but these 4×4 idiots got themselves killed no sympathy
Sorry to say but this sounds like sheer stupidity. RIP
You are probably OK up to 15 inches deep but after that even a Land Rover will float downstream and if it turns over you will struggle to get out. The snorkel will not save you,
Another incident to push Land rover & Range rover insurances up.