Submerged Motorhome Pulled from Central California Beach: Watch the Rescue

PISMO BEACH, CA: A motorhome stranded on a California beach was rescued last Saturday after a close call with the unforgiving tide. Cheers can be heard on the video posted by the San Luis Obispo Tribune, which shows a tow truck dragging the submerged Class B motorhome out of the water as it became engulfed by the surging tidewaters of the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area in Pismo Beach.

Although it is not known if the driver was not paying attention to the tides or if they were simply drawn a bit too close thanks to the hypnotic crashing of the waves, local ranger Kevin Pearce says vehicles get stranded on a regular basis at the beach.

Beachgoers and campers can drive on the beach to get to the designated camping area, according to Pearce.

“The driver was not in a place they were not supposed to be,” Pearce said. “The RVing community is great about helping one another.”

As for the state of the motorhome, Kim Snider, the Sr. Vice President of Norm’s RV, Inc. in Poway, California says the rig may run into some serious issues as a result of being in contact with such a large amount of salt water.

“The unit in the video is a Cruise America rental unit,” Snider told Patch. “It looks like it was submerged in the water, the undercarriage was completely under the water. The salt water is corrosive and will do a lot of damage. I don’t know if the engine was flooded with the salt water or not. The generator, if it has a generator, was likely flooded. Wheels will be an issue. The house batteries, depending on location, may be affected. Bottom line, things are going to start to rust.”

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