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[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 98 points 2 years ago (2 children) Think it's probably more appropriate to say recover instead of rescue by this point. Unfortunately the Atlantic is pretty cold this time of year. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee [S] 34 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 29 points 2 years ago (4 children) So they'd free fall for ~3.4 seconds and hit water at around 75mph. That part could be survivable depending on angle of impact and safety features of the car. Assuming they survive impact, getting out in the dark with cold murky water coming in car and surviving the hypothermia as well and odds are slim to none. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Willy@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago and they would have to be lucky enough to not have the bridge structure fall on top of them. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JayDee@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Unfortunately it wasn't freefall. If you watch the video its over 5 seconds from when the bridge collapses till they're in the water. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I replayed the video a zillion times to focus on each car going down. It's horrifying permalink fedilink source parent [–] MadBigote@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Vehicles are designed for impacts from both sides, the back and the front, and maybe to roll around a few times... But not for what these people experienced. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jupiter_jazz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago The remaining victims were part of a construction crew filling potholes. https://apnews.com/live/baltimore-key-bridge-collapse-latest-2024 permalink fedilink source parent [–] pmmeyourtits@ani.social 25 points 2 years ago (2 children) Minor correction, that's not the Atlantic, it's the Patapsco river which flows into the Chesapeake Bay. Still cold as shit and very likely those people are dead now unfortunately. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) There's an outside possibility of revival if the water is cold enough and they're found soon. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pmmeyourtits@ani.social 1 point 2 years ago Oh yeah, like that one child that was found under the ice in a lake frozen over. His body had gone into some extreme hibernative state. Sadly coast guard has always ceased calling it a rescue, it's now a recovery operation permalink fedilink source parent [–] invisiblegorilla@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago* No matter how many times I look at that, I read cheapskate bay permalink fedilink source parent
[+] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee [S] 34 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 29 points 2 years ago (4 children) So they'd free fall for ~3.4 seconds and hit water at around 75mph. That part could be survivable depending on angle of impact and safety features of the car. Assuming they survive impact, getting out in the dark with cold murky water coming in car and surviving the hypothermia as well and odds are slim to none. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Willy@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago and they would have to be lucky enough to not have the bridge structure fall on top of them. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JayDee@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Unfortunately it wasn't freefall. If you watch the video its over 5 seconds from when the bridge collapses till they're in the water. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I replayed the video a zillion times to focus on each car going down. It's horrifying permalink fedilink source parent [–] MadBigote@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Vehicles are designed for impacts from both sides, the back and the front, and maybe to roll around a few times... But not for what these people experienced. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jupiter_jazz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago The remaining victims were part of a construction crew filling potholes. https://apnews.com/live/baltimore-key-bridge-collapse-latest-2024 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 29 points 2 years ago (4 children) So they'd free fall for ~3.4 seconds and hit water at around 75mph. That part could be survivable depending on angle of impact and safety features of the car. Assuming they survive impact, getting out in the dark with cold murky water coming in car and surviving the hypothermia as well and odds are slim to none. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Willy@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago and they would have to be lucky enough to not have the bridge structure fall on top of them. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JayDee@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Unfortunately it wasn't freefall. If you watch the video its over 5 seconds from when the bridge collapses till they're in the water. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I replayed the video a zillion times to focus on each car going down. It's horrifying permalink fedilink source parent [–] MadBigote@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Vehicles are designed for impacts from both sides, the back and the front, and maybe to roll around a few times... But not for what these people experienced. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jupiter_jazz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago The remaining victims were part of a construction crew filling potholes. https://apnews.com/live/baltimore-key-bridge-collapse-latest-2024 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Willy@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago and they would have to be lucky enough to not have the bridge structure fall on top of them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JayDee@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Unfortunately it wasn't freefall. If you watch the video its over 5 seconds from when the bridge collapses till they're in the water. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I replayed the video a zillion times to focus on each car going down. It's horrifying permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I replayed the video a zillion times to focus on each car going down. It's horrifying permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MadBigote@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Vehicles are designed for impacts from both sides, the back and the front, and maybe to roll around a few times... But not for what these people experienced. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jupiter_jazz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago The remaining victims were part of a construction crew filling potholes. https://apnews.com/live/baltimore-key-bridge-collapse-latest-2024 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pmmeyourtits@ani.social 25 points 2 years ago (2 children) Minor correction, that's not the Atlantic, it's the Patapsco river which flows into the Chesapeake Bay. Still cold as shit and very likely those people are dead now unfortunately. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) There's an outside possibility of revival if the water is cold enough and they're found soon. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pmmeyourtits@ani.social 1 point 2 years ago Oh yeah, like that one child that was found under the ice in a lake frozen over. His body had gone into some extreme hibernative state. Sadly coast guard has always ceased calling it a rescue, it's now a recovery operation permalink fedilink source parent [–] invisiblegorilla@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago* No matter how many times I look at that, I read cheapskate bay permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) There's an outside possibility of revival if the water is cold enough and they're found soon. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pmmeyourtits@ani.social 1 point 2 years ago Oh yeah, like that one child that was found under the ice in a lake frozen over. His body had gone into some extreme hibernative state. Sadly coast guard has always ceased calling it a rescue, it's now a recovery operation permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pmmeyourtits@ani.social 1 point 2 years ago Oh yeah, like that one child that was found under the ice in a lake frozen over. His body had gone into some extreme hibernative state. Sadly coast guard has always ceased calling it a rescue, it's now a recovery operation permalink fedilink source parent
[–] invisiblegorilla@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago* No matter how many times I look at that, I read cheapskate bay permalink fedilink source parent
