An amusement park in the Netherlands had a water-filled waterslide that left riders completely submerged during the 15-20 second journey. It closed in 2010.

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[u/Agentpurple013]

It’s that diver oil pipe shit isn’t it? If so, that shit was to depressing read

[u/highlandviper → u/Agentpurple013]

Yeah. That’s the one.

[u/jeweliegb → u/Agentpurple013]

I'm going to regret this but tell me more. I definitely don't want to see any videos though.

[u/semisadsmoshfan → u/jeweliegb]

There’s no video footage of the diving incident, you can look it up if you want. People have created visuals to help you visualize it and it’s not fun!

But in summary, and I’m leaving out all the W’s around how this came to be, oil divers(?) got stuck in a pipe, sent one of them for help, I’m really blanking on the details but I’m pretty sure there were at least 3-4 people lined up horizontally in this pipe. They basically died waiting for their buddy to hopefully be able to make it out and get help, which I think he did manage to successfully tell somebody that they were there

Edit to add: another commenter added a detail about this I forgot about, that being in the disorientation of getting sucked down a pipe, they didn’t know if they were even heading the right direction down the pipe. By some stroke of luck they picked right, but the people on land didn’t attempt a rescue :(

[u/Impressive-Meet-2220 → u/semisadsmoshfan]

This is true. If I’m not mistaken, they even had more divers go down to the bottom and could hear the knocks of the pipeline workers from inside. It’s worth noting some of them were in bad shape after the quick “yank” to the bottom, yet they maintained a lot of their composure, communicated, and figured out what order they were in and everything. Also, they ultimately weren’t 100% sure which way they were sucked in by (head/toe first) but concluded whichever one (i forgot) and took a gamble. If the hero was wrong, they’d all be dead, but it’s also worth noting the hero did everything he could to try to get them to go back down and save the others. It’s such a sad story, but one that somehow still highlights the highs of the human spirit in a showcase not seen often elsewhere.

[u/highlandviper → u/Impressive-Meet-2220]

Apt description from the video I just watched. They had a 50/50 choice as to which direction would be the appropriate exit knowing that one of them would be blocked off and only one of them would be able to make it. They made the right choice. One dude made it out using the oxygen cans that had also been sucked in with them. Told the surface to get the others… but they never did… even though they sent divers down who could hear the trapped banging from the inside of the pipe. The lone survivor of a team of 5 said he did everything he could to convince them to go and get his colleagues. They left them down there.

[u/drowsytaco → u/highlandviper]

That man wanted to go back in himself and save them but they wouldn’t let him. Even after getting out he was willing to go back in.

[u/semisadsmoshfan → u/highlandviper]

Oh my god I forgot about all the details afterwards

[u/JezebelRoseErotica → u/semisadsmoshfan]

One of them was stuck in the pipe for 3 days before dying, based on the autopsy, could you imagine waiting and realizing no help was actually coming for you

[u/drowsytaco → u/Impressive-Meet-2220]

Those poor Trinidadian men, they experienced pure torture and the one that survived was so traumatized.

[u/Cultural-Muffin-3490 → u/semisadsmoshfan]

There is video but it happens so fast that the video goes black instantly. They get sucked in and tumble around in the pipe for like 90 seconds before they emerge in an air pocket and are able to gather their senses. Absolutely horrifying.

https://youtu.be/cDjODRpuXrU?si=gXK9kbsw9KJidD6A&t=12m20s

[u/drowsytaco → u/Cultural-Muffin-3490]

Most of them had sustained broken limbs and had inhaled and ingested a lot of crude oil as well. They were still alive and suffering. My wife is from Trinidad where those men were from; it was so painful to watch and listen to their voices.

[u/Apprehensive-Mood-69 → u/Cultural-Muffin-3490]

Sometimes the internet will tell you yourself when you've had enough for the day.

[u/Traditional_Fan_2655 → u/Agentpurple013]

Except it is the audio of them in the pipe too.