At the water's edge, engage brain

[zeitghost]

GPS directs driver to death in Spain's largest reservoir | World news | The Guardian

[Saddo]

I imagine they must have been going at a fair old tilt, otherwise the forward momentum of the vehicle would have surely been arrested before the whole car was submerged. Plus no doubt the driver was over the limit and shouldn't have been driving.

[MarillionFan]

I loved this bit.

Although both men managed to get out of the car, only one made it to the shore. Red Cross divers found the body of the unnamed driver at the bottom of the reservoir on Sunday morning.

The passenger was treated for bruising and light injuries.

Pictures of the scene show the old road running on a slight downhill slope straight into the reservoir, which is the biggest in the country.

"There was no explanation of why the GPS still showed the road as usable" said MilanBenes, lead .Net Developer. La Serena reservoir, which stores water from the Zújar river, was built in 1989.

[EternalOptimist]

theres something fishy about this

[Pondlife]

Water you on about EO. You think the GPS is just a red herring.

[EternalOptimist]

Water you on about EO. You think the GPS is just a red herring.

I think they may have had a few gills

[TimberWolf]

In related news:

Last week a white van had to be airlifted off a Swiss mountain when the driver found himself stranded at its peak after being directed up a "glorified goat track".

10 out of 10 for effort.

Van trapped up mountains after following satnav - Telegraph


In July 2008, a Syrian lorry driver transferring luxury cars from Turkey to Gibraltar mistakenly ended up 1600 miles away at Gibraltar Point near Skegness.

[EternalOptimist]

In related news:

Last week a white van had to be airlifted off a Swiss mountain when the driver found himself stranded at its peak after being directed up a "glorified goat track".

10 out of 10 for effort.

Van trapped up mountains after following satnav - Telegraph


In July 2008, a Syrian lorry driver transferring luxury cars from Turkey to Gibraltar mistakenly ended up 1600 miles away at Gibraltar Point near Skegness.

Switzerland ?????

I thought the Van Trapp family was from Austria

[TimberWolf]

I think they may have had a few gills

Yeah, they also didn't see the water, the drop wasn't exactly off a cliff edge, the water was only 3 metres deep, 8 metres from shore and the other guy didn't go back to help. All possible, but a fatality would be tricky to achieve by sober people.

[TimberWolf]

Switzerland ?????

I thought the Van Trapp family was from Austria