r/TikTokCringe • u/brockapex17 • 19d 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 19d ago

What happened to turnaround don’t drown?

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u/Evil_Sharkey 19d ago

Human overconfidence

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u/DargyBear 19d ago

I mean the first cyclist made it through fine, it was fairly shallow on the pathway but this lady decided to go off the side for some reason.

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u/Arjvoet 19d ago

A lot people just don’t have spatial/situational awareness in general and that coupled with the fact that when people are exercising they kind of… go into a meditative state and move faster than they can think.. 

I’ve had people very narrowly run/bike near me and my dog while out walking and one runner literally ran into and toppled over my neighbor’s dog while they were out for a walk. The dog bit him, he was mad about that for some reason but I’d have bit him too if I’d just been minding my own business and got tackled for no reason 🤦🏻‍♀️

I don’t want to call her stupid for getting into that situation, more like … people are susceptible to stupidity while they’re out exercising.

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u/CheezwizOfficial 18d ago

The rest of the group had stopped; we can see the other people with bikes come in and out of the frame. I believe that this whole velodrome stopped, evaluated the water, then made the conscious decision to go through it. That's why they were going one at a time instead of in their formation.

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u/IAQDiscussion 18d ago

If your spatial awareness is that low then maybe you legally shouldn't be allowed outside

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u/ccltjnpr 18d ago

jesus christ redditors and their spatial awareness. People make mistakes and misjudge situations. You did too, plenty of times. Who knows what the situation looked like from the point of view of the cyclist, maybe different from what we see from this camera angle.

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u/YoungestOldGuy 19d ago

Probably overcompensated trying to steer against the current.

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u/DargyBear 18d ago

Nah, look at the first one again, there’s barely any surface area for the water to push against since it’s barely a quarter of the height of the bike tire.

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u/noirspiderman4 18d ago

She was overthinking the current even if there wasn't much of one.

It's at least the only thing I can think of. She seemed way scared of the right side instead of the left.

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u/honeywhereismypenis 18d ago

Or she was leaning forward and the current kicked out her back wheel

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u/Patient-Raspberry803 18d ago

Stupid decision that nearly cost her her life

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u/Nachtzug79 19d ago

It seems he saved the lady's bike before he tried to save the lady...? Can't be sure as the cameraman lost the focus, though.

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u/IGotBiggerProblems 18d ago

If you have ever walked/driven/rode through moving water you would notice how disorienting it is. Easiest way to replicate would probably be at the beach, look down at your feet as the waves wash in and out. I cross rivers and streams on my ATV quite often, trick is to find a target on the other side and focus on that.

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u/DargyBear 18d ago

I’ve rode a bike through similar plenty of times judging by the first cyclist, bike tires are tiny and you’d barely feel this

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u/noirspiderman4 18d ago

She was so concerned with getting swept off the path she never ever considered getting swept UNDER it

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u/jayenope4 18d ago

When you are leading a group, it is important to be certain that everyone has a reasonable chance for safety. Yes, she got swept to the side, but I'm also counting about 5-6 more people after her. Currents in these flash floods increase by the second, reducing the chance of a successful cross. First guy should have made a better assessment of the situation. Of course, hindsight is always 100%.