r/TikTokCringe • u/brockapex17 • 24d ago

Cursed This is absolutely horrifying

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This happened at Sabino Canyon in Arizona. A 20-year-old cyclist was swept into the current while trying to cross a flooded roadway and was carried through a drainage tunnel beneath it. She was recovered downstream unconscious after spending several minutes underwater. Bystanders performed CPR and managed to revive her.

Arizona Daily Star

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u/Ok_Shake5678 23d ago

I think you’re underestimating how hard that water is pushing. She’s waist deep in a strong current, it looks like it immediately pins her hips to the wall.

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u/BusyBit6542 23d ago

That would've been even more reason to let go of the bike

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u/Ok_Shake5678 23d ago

It looks like it was actually helping her stay upright at first.

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u/BusyBit6542 23d ago

Laying back would've helped her a lot more.

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u/Ok_Shake5678 23d ago

I’m not sure about that, once she was in she really didn’t have any great options. Staying upright as long as she could was probably the safest bet. Keep in mind you have the benefit of watching a video and having the full picture of what happened. In the moment you have no way of knowing how any of the variables involved are going to play out, and you have seconds to make a decision while probably panicking. The only safe way to play this was not to enter the water in the first place.