A young Canadian woman drove her Toyota Yaris into a lake in Tobermory, Ontario, Canada, because her GPS told her so.
To her defense, though, Ontario Provinvial Police (OPP) said that “Weather conditions at the time showed it was raining, dark and foggy. Combining weather conditions and the driver being new to the area; a fully submerged vehicle was the result”.
The unnamed 23-year old driver may have made an honest mistake, but luckily for her, she avoided making a second one. Const. Katrina Rubinstein-Gilbert told reporters that the “fast-thinking” woman quickly rolled down her window and climbed out of the Yaris before it submerged and swam some 30 meters (about 100 feet) to safety in 40-degree-Fahrenheit water, before calling for help.
Aside from being cold, the young woman was not injured, but the same can’t be said about her Toyota hatch which was pulled out of the water the following day.
“She’s in really good spirits,” said Rubinstein-Gilbert . “Of course a little embarrassed, but taking it all in stride.”
Facebook photos via Tobermory Press Inc.