Lesson learned when a vehicle is stuck in the mud/water

[miljeep]

Basically, jeeps are out wheeling, one, an XJ, gets stuck in the mud and water. They decide to keep the kids in the stuck jeep while they leave it running and work on getting it out. Carbon Monoxide fills the jeep and I am pretty sure later news reports state that one of the kids died.

Here is one of the news stories.

update:
here is the text from another that says one of the kids died.

One of two boys who suffered carbon monoxide poisoning in the woods in Lunenburg has died.

The boys were four-wheeling Friday night with three adults when one of the vehicles got stuck. The boys stayed in the vehicle to keep warm and were later found unconscious by adults who were trying to free the jeep.

[sincitycj]

Man, that really sucks. That's something that alot of people probably never think of.

[Dragline]

Damn shame about the kids. Probably happens more than we care to know about.

[BESRK]

Man that's terrible!

Something most of us probably don't give a second thought about while stuck in water/mud. A fun-filled day turned tragedy.. my thoughts and prayers go out to the families.

[Mrs. Miljeep]

Thats Crazy.... I would never have taken Jaz out... a place to stay warm. I guess we will be getting out the jeep more.

[10th Mountain Jeeper]

Wow, that sucks, can't believe they were stuck that long, wonder if it had an exhaust leak, or if the tail pipe wasn't dumping outside the jeep. check you gear folks

[korisu56]

that's precisely what i was thinking. I was wondering what kinda shape the xj was in.

[E5EDDIE]

Thanks, now I know how I my demise will occure "Local man dies in Jeep while self extracting with all the windows up". And they thought that the cigarettes, liquor or war would get me ha ha hah! I just gotta be sure I've got my seatbelt on so she gets paid the SGLI...

[HillBillE]

Saw that while working the pit during a mud run. Lady had an old CJ5, some rust through on the floor boards. She closed the windows up to kep the mud out (soft top/soft doors). She was only at the start line about 2 minutes, then hit the pit. Once in the mud, the exhuast had no where to go but up inside, and no wind could blow it away, becuase the mud and water were up to the rockers.

She went maybe 10 ft, realized something was wrong and pushed n the clutch,then she passed out, one foot hit the gas, the other slipped of the clutch. She was out cold. Two of us jumped in and got the Jeep stopped and her out.

Whole thing lasted less than 5 minutes! She was ok, but had one hell of a headache. Things happen quick, good stuff to remember.

[Jeepmadman]

thats it im buying a electric heater to keep them warm if i get stuck