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Old 08-23-2018, 08:46 AM   #1
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Not what you think. Came across these images in the "Oregon Images" FB group.

Caption read, "Photos courtesy Jim Furnish who took these at Sunset Beach just north of Gearhart. Apparently authorities pulled them out and no one was hurt."
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Old 08-23-2018, 08:51 AM   #2
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Whats with the mannequin head?? So much WTF here
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Old 08-23-2018, 09:05 AM   #3
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Whats with the mannequin head?? So much WTF here
Good question, hadn't even seen that! Are we sure it's a mannequin?
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Old 08-23-2018, 10:25 AM   #4
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This leaves many more questions than it answers.
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Old 08-23-2018, 09:48 PM   #5
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Here's the story from the daily Astorian:

Van and trailer submerged near Gearhart - Local News - The Daily Astorian

And better pics here:

https://kval.com/news/local/crews-co...n-oregon-coast
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Old 08-24-2018, 08:11 AM   #6
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Old 08-24-2018, 05:56 PM   #7
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Well, here's an obvious recovery tool I hadn't considered: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...&theater&ifg=1
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Old 08-24-2018, 06:56 PM   #8
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Well, here's an obvious recovery tool I hadn't considered: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...&theater&ifg=1
Ha, I suspect that once you've make that call you've embraced the fact its future is simply scrap
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Heads will... well, in fact they did,..roll!
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Ha, I suspect that once you've make that call you've embraced the fact its future is simply scrap
Maybe worse than that...wouldn't be surprised if the bill for the removal is way more than the scrap.
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