That was an interesting evening

I took the pup for a much needed hike/ walk along a trail on the bank of the Shenandoah yesterday afternoon.

 It was a beautiful day for it.  Mild temps, plenty of blue sky and awesome scenery.
As we were walking back to the parking area, some one from my fire station called me and asked if I was around and available.  Our swift water team had been requested to assist PD and a towing company to retrieve a vehicle in about 5' of water.
The info that was relayed to me was that this was a non-emergency response, that the driver hadn't set the parking brake and the car rolled down a driveway into a body of water.
Well, that was somewhat accurate.

As it turned out, that body of water was the Shenandoah River.  It wasn't a driveway.  The closest house was about 1/4 mile away. 
The car's owner, supposedly had gone to this quasi-boat ramp (meaning a dirt/ mud cleared slope into the water.) to check out the fishing.  He told the police that as he was standing there, his car went past him and into the river.

When we got there, this is what we found.  The car, a Dodge Magnum wagon, had floated downstream about 200 feet before settling where it did.

With the tow company's truck winch line and an assortment of additional chain and straps, we still came up short about 10' of being able to attach to the car.
So we took all the misc. stuff out and got our utility rope.  It is 1/2" Kernamantle rope, rated for a tensile strength of 12,000 pounds, but we typically don't load it to that, figuring in a safety factor of 15.  We weren't sure it would hold, but what the hey.
Started out with one of the tow truck driver's recommendation of placing their "J" hook on the "A" pillar.  As soon as they started winching, the car came up on it's side, ready to roll over.
We re-rigged with a strap through the car around both "A" posts and attached in front.  We were a little surprised that it still rolled over.  The tow operators drug it out on it's roof and righted it on the river bank.
Once the car was out of the water, one of the tow operators looked in the car.  He said it was still in drive.
I heard it said that when the owner called his insurance company and told them what happened, they hung up on him.  I think I would be finding another insurance agent, but I suspect that decision is already made for him.
I'd be curious to know what the total bill of this adventure is going to be, between the tow bill, our bill and the fines he's likely to incur.