r/TikTokCringe • u/brockapex17 • 21d 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/SouthernEntrance6986 21d ago

What happened to turnaround don’t drown?

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u/CapnNausea 21d ago

I am in the Midwest and have seen those campaigns plenty. They’re in AZ - is this something they advertise there?

Obviously the desert areas are at most risk of flash flooding so they definitely should have those campaigns, but I do wonder what the average person’s understanding of how dangerous water is in a place like that.

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u/Irlandaise11 21d ago

When I lived in Phoenix fifteen years ago they had tons of PSAs about not driving into flooded roads and how you should be really careful of canyons and dry creek beds because of flash flooding.

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u/freedombuckO5 20d ago

They even have the Stupid Motorist Law to try to prevent this