The man had been on the roof of his car for "some time" when emergency services finally pulled him out of the river shortly after midnight.

A man was rescued from the roof of his car after it got stuck in a flooded Canterbury river amid continued heavy rain in the region.

Protip: do not attempt to ford a river when there is heavy flooding.

And, when the rescue staff are on their way to get you, do not unexpectedly leap off the roof of your car into the water like this clown apparently did.

  • @IlovethebombEnglish
    2•11 months ago

    Michael Harvey, a station officer based in Wigram, Christchurch, said the man jumped from the roof and was swept downstream in the swollen Hawkins River near Darfield about 10.30pm on Sunday.

    It’s in the article.

    • @DaveMAEnglish
      1•11 months ago

      Reading the article again now… I don’t think that’s the article I read to start with. It looks like it’s been updated with significantly more information.