The Cobra
05-15-2016, 03:59 PM
Kitchener woman follows GPS right into Tobermory, Ont., harbour
Rainy and foggy weather contributed to the driver's error, police say By Kate Bueckert, Posted: May 13, 2016 11:49 AM ET Last Updated: May 13, 2016 1:28 PM ET
http://i.cbc.ca/1.3580942.1463151980%21/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/opp-tobermory-kitchener-woman-drove-her-car-off-a-boat-launch-while-following-her-gps.jpg A Kitchener woman was cold and wet, but unhurt, after police say she drove her car down a boat launch in Tobermory, Ont., late Thursday night. The woman was following her GPS in rainy and foggy conditions. (Ontario Provincial Police)
Police in Tobermory, Ont., pulled a red car from the harbour early Friday morning after a Kitchener woman followed instructions from her GPS and drove down a boat launch and into the water.
Ontario Provincial Police said the woman was following her GPS "when she took a wrong turn into Little Tub Harbour" late Thursday night.
It was raining, dark and foggy at the time.
Combining "weather conditions and the driver being new to the area, a fully submerged vehicle was the result," police said in a release.
http://i.cbc.ca/1.3580949.1463152191%21/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_620/woman-drives-car-down-boat-launch-in-tobermory-while-following-gps.jpg A police photo shows where a Kitchener woman's car was submerged in the Little Tub Harbour in Tobermory, Ont., late Thursday night. The car was removed Friday morning. (Ontario Provincial Police)
The 23-year-old Kitchener woman was able to roll down her window, get out of the submerged car and swim approximately 30 metres to shore in 4 C water. She then called for help.
Except for being cold and wet, the woman was unhurt.
A tow truck was able to pull the submerged car out of the harbour at 8:22 a.m. Friday morning.
Tobermory is approximately 250 km north of Waterloo.
Rainy and foggy weather contributed to the driver's error, police say By Kate Bueckert, Posted: May 13, 2016 11:49 AM ET Last Updated: May 13, 2016 1:28 PM ET
http://i.cbc.ca/1.3580942.1463151980%21/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/opp-tobermory-kitchener-woman-drove-her-car-off-a-boat-launch-while-following-her-gps.jpg A Kitchener woman was cold and wet, but unhurt, after police say she drove her car down a boat launch in Tobermory, Ont., late Thursday night. The woman was following her GPS in rainy and foggy conditions. (Ontario Provincial Police)
Police in Tobermory, Ont., pulled a red car from the harbour early Friday morning after a Kitchener woman followed instructions from her GPS and drove down a boat launch and into the water.
Ontario Provincial Police said the woman was following her GPS "when she took a wrong turn into Little Tub Harbour" late Thursday night.
It was raining, dark and foggy at the time.
Combining "weather conditions and the driver being new to the area, a fully submerged vehicle was the result," police said in a release.
http://i.cbc.ca/1.3580949.1463152191%21/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_620/woman-drives-car-down-boat-launch-in-tobermory-while-following-gps.jpg A police photo shows where a Kitchener woman's car was submerged in the Little Tub Harbour in Tobermory, Ont., late Thursday night. The car was removed Friday morning. (Ontario Provincial Police)
The 23-year-old Kitchener woman was able to roll down her window, get out of the submerged car and swim approximately 30 metres to shore in 4 C water. She then called for help.
Except for being cold and wet, the woman was unhurt.
A tow truck was able to pull the submerged car out of the harbour at 8:22 a.m. Friday morning.
Tobermory is approximately 250 km north of Waterloo.