It was opener 3 years ago. I retired last year from the Fire Department here in Annandale. Well 3 years ago I got back home from fishing. I was going to make something to eat, When we got paged out for a vehicle in the water. Well, dispatch didn't have much info for use, so we got dressed enroute in our DrySuites in case we had to make a emergency rescue. We did not know if it was some type of Car Accident or What. We arrived on scene at the Granite Lake Public access, finding a Truck backed into the lake. I mean all the way into the lake. All you could see was about 6 in. of the top of the cab. You got to understand a situation like this. Some people would be really upset about the situation there in and some will just laugh at themselves. I walked up to the owner and I could tell by the way he was smile he was laughing at himself, So my first question to him was,"If he caught any fish, and wheres the boat? He just shook his head and said, "Its not his day." Well, he was just going out fishing, backed the trailer into the water, got out, pushed the boat off the trailer, when all of the sudden, truck started to roll back. He jumped out of the way, and lost the rope to the boat. So not only is his Truck 6 ft under water, but is boat is floating out on the lake. We got a wrecker there, I dove under and hooked up the wench and got the truck out. Some people fishing on the lake towed his boat to a house next to the landing until he was able to get it. Since that day, I can honestly say, I have never gotten out of my truck when backed near or into water without having the parking brake engaged.
Robbo