A GMC Sierra HD has been filmed sinking into an Illinois lake throughout a reside information broadcast.

The incident occured whereas a reporter from ABC NewsChannel 20 was doing a reside report from the sting of Lake Springfield. Within the background, a white GMC Sierra HD might be seen gently sinking into the water, straight behind the reporter.

After a couple of seconds of talking to the digicam, the younger presenter, in all probability alerted by his cameraman or another person, turns round and gasps as he sees the pickup truck slowly sinking into the lake.

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It seems as if the proprietor of the pickup had simply used it to launch a small fishing boat however presumably forgot to placed on the emergency brake. One man within the boat seems notably annoyed as he watches the pickup truck sink whereas being utterly powerless to cease it. It’s fairly surprising and we are able to solely start to think about what the proprietor was considering as he watched the Sierra HD disappear underneath the water.

Taking to Fb after the incident, the native Sangamon County Rescue Squad confirmed that nobody was injured.

“Final night time, SCRS responded to Spaulding Dam boat launch at Lake Springfield to help with the restoration of a submerged automobile. No accidents have been reported with this incident.”

Costs for a brand new GMC Sierra HD begin at a contact over $35,000 and for the proprietor’s sake, we actually hope the truck was comprehensively insured.