They found the car, it's 1000 feet offshore and 17 feet down, resting on something. But it's rocking and swaying, and the currents this time of year are violent, so they can't take it out. One of these articles says they broke like 3 lines the other day trying to reach it...
I'm more afraid of water/the ocean than anything in life. That shyt so strong and powerful...
They don't know yet if it was just the driver or there were other people inside. They just released that they have narrowed it down to who they believe it is, based on a missing person report...
It's terrible. I'm not a water expert, but how slow could it be in theory? I would think it's quite painful but a pretty rapid death, because your car is immediately flooded with water. The pressure of the water probably bursts a few windows, but you can't get the door open. So it's like, your chance of survival in this situation, if you have immediate regret, is so slim and down to seconds...
Are you more able to survive if you have your windows down and no seat belt on? How long can you hold your breath, can you see, because all that water is rushing you. And it's hard and violent, and the car went upside down, so you have to have your bearings about you to navigate out from that position...
All that said, I would guess it's a pretty quick death right, but maybe someone else would know better...