Watery end to police search .....

Fundamental Rule for water . . .

CHECK THE DEPTH . . .

Didn't want to get their footsies wet . . .

I'd love to read their version of events.
We are all taught to 'walk the depth' before attempting any crossing.
Of course I cannot comment, as I wasn't there to see or experience 'first-hand'.
Yes Bazza, I would have loved to have been there (with the camera of course). It would make for good reading in the Police News.

Haldo

Oh my i suspect a few red faces

Not trying to defend them here, but how many of us have never done a error of judgment when 4wdriving and went into trouble thinking it would be fine? They must have had some sort of 4wd training before being put behind the wheel of a fourby and told to go and chase some dirt bikes offroad, so it would be surprising they did not know what to do. No the question is: where they really negligent and ignore that rule or did they not assess the situation properly?
Another question is who is going to cope the bill of the wet fourby and equipment? I would say the taxpayers.
Rgds,
SLY.

tarnation, sounds like Roscoe P Coltrane and Enus up to their tricks agin!

hersh flash...

I have a friend of mine who is in the police force. He tells me things that sometimes get my blood boiling. Without being there and not knowing what procedures these police officers took before crossing the river, I know from what my friend tells me sometimes with many of his stories that sometimes these young constables dont follow the book as they should.

I cant imagine any officer who would be willing to get their uniform wet just to see how deep a river is. In fact, some(not all) would love the oportunity to enjoy the challenge thinking at the time they will be fine. I hope those officers get punished for their stupidity. I just cant imagine how they thought they would catch these illegal riders in a 4wd anyway. Remember one thing guys, All the damage caused to the equipment is payed for by US..the tax payers.

I know from personal expierence that at Menai, they have police riders in there to patrol the place for illigal bikes (unregistered). I have seen them ride these bikes hard and i can tell you they are damn good riders indeed. Some idiots think they can get away but most times they dont get far.

My point is ...some people just dont care about the damage they cause if something goes wrong, It happens in all fields, company cars are a good example, some of them are abused beyond belief by the employee just because he / she knows if it blows up, they dont have to pay to get it fixed.
I would love to be a fly on the wall when these police officers are questioned about what went wrong.
Ange.

G'day Capt'n
Tis a brave or foolish soul who attempts to cross the water without "walking on it" or "walking in it".
The boss had a good laugh @ me yesterday as we prepared for a river crossing (well actually it was just me testing the water depth, she preferred to view the proceedings of me waddling across the river/creek bed sussing out its depths for the right side of the truck(a Patrol) & the left side in my Mambo t-shirt (with a picture of a dog braking musical wind) & my jocks! Naught else, except a stick for testing depth & providing me support.
I looked so cool, not! But cool I was with the water temp low from the snow melt around the back of Mt Buffalo, Victoria.
Anyway I think it's better to be caught with my pants down, sussing out water depth, than to be caught with my pants not down, but my truck floating away!

madCrow

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The sound of a truck backfiring make him sit up straight!

Get the rego, that will end up at Fowles auction for sure. Lol

Would love to have been there, dont think I would have assisted though... LMAO