Good questions!
Awww.. c'mon. Flip it and take some pics.
I’ll go check how much the water level changed from the date Kiely went missing and recovery.
I read a study done by the NHTSA about EDR survivability in fire, crashes, and immersion, and in the test they immerse them in water 3 meters deep. In the study it suggests the EDR data survives the tests but the units need to be dried out first, and sometimes corrosion needs to be cleaned off the PCBs. I think it suggested they would be ok for up to a timeframe of 30 days. I may have misread that part due to viewing the pdf on my phone but it seems like they should be ok to rear out the data. This study did tests on light vehicle EDR units from model year 2012. The immersion test info comes in at page 74.
There is no cover on a Honda CRV, as far as I know.If you're talking about the dimensions of the cargo area... all I could find is 37.2 cubic feet but thinking you're looking more for dimension in inches? Also, which area of the cover securing are you asking about? Mine has 2 areas. The back of the cover which fits in kinda like how you put as toilet paper bar into the holder. Then you pull it to cover the back, and secure it by sliding it through a V-shaped outline on the sides of the car. So basically the cover is secured in 2 areas. Front and back.
If that's not what you're asking for, can you state it in another way? TIA.
Either way... I didn't understand @Truckeeite's Q the first time I read it so went out to measure how much I could see through the gap in the end of the cover when it's pulled closed. Note that I have a Subaru but this is likely close, and gets my point across.
So, with the cover closed, and peering through the back window of my Subaru, I could see a LOT more than you'd think. It's always bugged me that they didn't fit that cover better to reach closer to the door. Anyway, so I moved around to see exactly how far into the back I could see. Much more than the gap between flap end and door. I could see 8.5" from the very front (which is the back of the car) and 8.5" into the cargo area. I had to move my head up and down to see the entire area. IOW, had I just stood there and peeked in without moving my head up and down, I'd only see through an inch or so gap. But moving my head up, then bending down (to lower my vantage point), I had more visibility. I'll have to keep that in mind when I'm out and about! I had never considered it through a thieves eyes. I just knew there was like a 1" gap when in actuality, you can see further into the cargo area if you just try. Not sure how it works on a Honda CR-V.
But it was found 50ft out from shore plus it is very murky its tough to see a few feet ahead. Its also possible LE divers couldn't see the vehicle from where they were and turned back just a possibility, that's all. I think in water that murky one has to be right there bascially to be able to see any anomolies in that silty water.
This shows a Honda CRV 2013 hatch interior. Don’t know if you can judge the gap.
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Where did you get the VIN from? I have seen it before but cannot find it now.I didn't see any either and thought I would have, especially in the vid of them pulling the SUV out of the river since her car has curtain air bags as well as front and side. I don't think it crashed into the water, it was likely a slowish forward movement. Maybe 10-20 MPH? Maybe more but I don't feel as though it barreled into the water. All MOO.
Per Kiely's VIN info:
Front Airbag Location 1st Row (Driver and Passenger)
Curtain Air Bag Locations 1st and 2nd Rows
Side Air Bag Locations 1st Row (Driver and Passenger)
You'll have to enter her VIN yourself as the URL doesn't save that info. VIN 2HKRM4H35DH689544 (Obtained with her license plate #).
Free Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Decoder & Lookup
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Is it just me or does the photo appear to be taken at a junkyard/ scrapyard?
There is drone footage that I am currently struggling to find that has been posted here earlier that shows what could easily be Kiely's Honda SUV under water.
With windows being open as they were IMO the SUV most likely rolled onto its side as it sank nose first, the side that took on water the quickest would have most likely hit bottom first and that could explain the damage to the hood, windshield and the roof.You're not confused. I used my hand and I came up with the same conclusion, although I think perhaps you meant the front was facing toward the shore? Please correct me if you didn't mean that!! At least with my hand exercise that's how it worked. Don't laugh... I also used scissors (pointy end the front of the car) and a checkbook (river). My desk was the shore (LOL) My scissors still ended up pointing toward the shore, not away from it. UNLESS they entered backwards (in reverse).
That image is from the day the vehicle was found, and it's already flipped so the white roof can be seen thru the water. Those people you see on the shore are LE and the tow truck operator. There are other photos and video showing the LE in bluish color and the other people wearing yellow. I believe the car has already been moved closer to shore in this still shot.Thank you for posting this.
Hmm. Same video the other one you posted was from it appears.
The only drone footage I've ever seen was taken by AWP, which the above stills are from, as they had their drone up while the vehicle was being recovered. They had not been to this lake before the day they found the car, the same day the images are from.
