Woman's car gets stranded on rising drawbridge in the US
Woman's car gets stranded on rising drawbridge in the US
A woman in the US had a hair-raising moment when her car stalled on a bridge that was raised to let a ship through.
The unnamed motorist failed to restart her car as the Maple-Oregon Bridge, in the state of Wisconsin, opened to a 45u00b0 angle to allow a ship to pass in Sturgeon Bay.
As worried onlookers gazed up from below, the car's emergency brake helped the woman defy gravity and remain stationary as the giant bridge opened.
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Scary: The woman's car is raised to a 45 angle as she attempted to cross, but emergency brakes kept it from sliding down |
"This car was rising, similar to a ride at Great America (a Wisconsin amusement park)," said Arleigh Porter, the Sturgeon Bay police captain.
After the bridge swung shut, the driver managed to re-start her car and continued on her way, uninjured.
The incident happened last week, but police only learned of the bizarre stunt after photographs of the car precariously perched on the bridge began circulating.
"At first we thought someone was just playing around with Photoshop," said Porter. "It really is amazing."
Police said they were hoping that the motorist will contact them. "She's not in any trouble," said Porter.
"We just want to talk to her and find out how this happened so we can make sure that it doesn't happen again."
"I want to ask her what was going through her mind and how hard she had that brake pushed down."
