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After reporting a sunken Jeep in his favourite fishing spot, a fisherman and recovery personnel were amazed when they found the female occupant still inside and alive.

The black Jeep was spotted in Lake O’ the Pines in the eastern part of Texas on Friday by a fisherman on the south side of the lake. The vehicle’s roof was just visible above the waterline.

The female driver turned out to be a woman who had been reported missing by the Longview Texas Police Department.

She had been missing for two days by that time and was safely pulled from the water by authorities before being taken to the hospital.

Quite how she ended up in the lake, and whether she had been sitting underwater waiting for the AA tow truck was not confirmed.

While most of us think we are James Bond, our cars are unfortunately not designed to drive underwater, so just in case you ever end up on the wrong side of the bridge railing, have a look at the below tips on how to escape a submerged vehicle.

Call it the stop, drop and roll for the global warming generation.

[source:people]