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DISCO DROWNING BRIAN ELLOY > MURRAY RIVER EAST, WA Brian Elloy and his family were exploring Murray River East in WA when they pointed their MY16.5 Land Rover Discovery TDV6 (the last of the D4 shape) into a water trap that would eventually write it off. “The Disco ingested water through the side air intake – no snorkel,” Brian told us. “The engine seized in 4LO, so we couldn’t move. ” Brian had his youngest with him who warned him about the hole, but Brian didn’t listen. His oldest son then came to the rescue, via a Mayday call on the UHF. “We were skull-dragged out by my son and a mate with a two-vehicle snatch,” Brian added. “I managed to unlock the transmission once we were dragged out of water, but then it was a…

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