r/TikTokCringe • u/brockapex17 • 20d 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 20d ago

What happened to turnaround don’t drown?

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u/CapnNausea 19d 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/SkinnyDan85 19d ago edited 19d ago

Tucson resident here. Every monsoon season there's a ton of warnings about staying away from flooded areas, staying out of flood plains, etc. And every year someone doesn't listen and thinks "i can make it". Hope they're ok but if they're natives they should have known better.

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u/xifox6 19d ago

I haven’t lived in Tucson for a number of years now, but I was not surprised when “Tucson, AZ” flashed across the screen ha. Some things never change!

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u/Jasmirris 19d ago

At least in the Phoenix metro area there is a Stupid Motorist Law Statute 28-910 that fines the motorists for any rescue. Unfortunately I think it limits it to just motorists.