I watched three utes turn up to a camping spot this weekend. Two late model Nissan Navara’s and a Hilux. The two Navara’s had snorkels. One of the Navaras decided (against our advice) that the river was only knee deep and they could drive through it. Shortly after entering the water the Navara became a boat and started floating down the river. Luckily it caught on the bottom a short distance down, nose into the current. They had to tow it out and then tow it all the way home. The driver and owner was an early 20 year old girl who had only owned it for a week. I suspect she was egged on by her passenger who was liquored up as he was the one who mathematically measured the depth. The Ute was in the water for a while and a whole heap of water came out when the doors were opened. An expensive $50,000 lesson there I’d say.
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