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Flash Flood Runners

2008 Reader Submission
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Darwin says, "Thanks for the submission, Ian, and taking the time to write the account in your own words."
3 friends driving in a large 4X4 truck during a rain storm in Waltonville, Illinois figured that the Ford was stronger than the flood. Sheriff Roger Mulch of Jefferson County Illinois stated even if you weren’t from the area the road was clearly marked and barricaded. Ignoring these ugly signs and driving around the barricades they proceeded on their journey. The truck went about a ¼ mile before the water started to come inside as stated by the lone survivor "We thought it wasn't as large. [But] it went deeper instead of us coming out,” The Sheriff stated further the water was only 4 ½ to 5 feet higher than normal.

Having gotten stuck and water entering the vehicle they figured it would be safer to get on top a very normal thing to do after you drive into a river with fast moving water.

One girl however dropped her purse in the water and naturally figured that she was stronger than a 4 X 4 and jumped in after it. Either by choice or sense of duty the other 2 followed in to help their friend retrieve the purse. (Making you wonder what the hell was so important in the purse.) They soon found out they weren’t stronger than the truck either. One with the stronger gene pool managed to swim to shore the other to have removed their genes from the pool.

Verified: http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=142504

Submitted on 03/20/2008

Submitted by: Ian Colby
Reference: kdsk.com 3/19/2008

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Driving into flooded areas is dumb enough, but then swimming after a dropped purse after the truck gets stranded is infinitely dumber. Thanks, Ian!


James said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
A clear case of warped priorities and bad judgment! In raging floodwaters, a purse is toast...it would have been swept away into oblivion almost instantaneously, and any sound person would have realized that! Oh, well...!


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