Four wheel drives stuck in water off Rainbow Beach, Teewah

The long weekend hasn’t even started yet and already two four-wheel drives have plunged to an untimely demise after being stranded in ocean water at Rainbow Beach near Noosa. PHOTOS, VIDEO

Four-wheel drives have plunged to an untimely demise after being stranded in ocean water at Rainbow Beach and Teewah – with locals joking its become a new tourist attraction.

The long weekend hasn’t even started yet and already images have surfaced online of twin Prados, four wheel drives, that became stranded in the ocean at Rainbow Beach, on Thursday, October 3.

The local yellow ice trucks, servicing the campgrounds and beach at Teewah and Inskip, posted a video and pictures of the stuck cars.

Car stuck in water at Rainbow Beach. Picture – Facebook/Ice Man.

“For sale … only been on the beach once,” he said on Facebook.

“Probably won’t be much of these two in the morning.

“Let’s hope that everyone is OK.”

The video was taken late Thursday afternoon. Low tide was 2.15pm.

“Please check tide times and beach conditions before you plan your journey for the long weekend,” the Ice Man said on Facebook.

“Obviously there is NO access from Rainbow to Double island.

On Friday, fresh photos were posted of the sun rising with the four wheel drives still in the water.

“Happy Friday … great looking morning here at Rainbow

“We have a new attraction … twin Prados … there is no access.

“They are predicting great weather for the weekend get out and enjoy it.”

Car stuck in water at Rainbow Beach. Picture – Facebook/Ice Man.

Locals were quick to jump on the bandwagon by making jokes.

“Alright so here is the question … even if you HAVEN’T checked the tide times, surely you would see the water and know you have to turn around because you can’t drive through it,” Simon Stockton said.

“I think this is a positive thing … nature taking cars off those that shouldn’t have them,” John Mugliett said.

“When will they learn, obviously never?” Pamela Legge said.

Cars stuck in water. Picture – Facebook/Ice Man.

“The Rainbow Beach car wash claims more victims,” Brad Howlett said.

“Perfect example of inexperienced drivers. They must be devastated,” Sharon Lee Watts said.

“Same old … all the gear but no idea,” Ruby Doolan said.

“You can’t park there,” Emma Holden said.

Cars stuck in ocean. Picture – Facebook/Ice Man.

This comes after footage of another four-wheel drive became stranded in a new water crossing that’s formed on Bribie Island.

Then earlier this year local police let fly at a four-wheel driver’s brash behaviour as people sat on the roof and hung onto the side of a vehicle as it sped along a popular Queensland beach.

Astonishing footage surfaced online of a Toyota LandCruiser travelling with five people hanging on outside the vehicle, as another four-wheel drive drove alongside it at Rainbow Beach on Saturday.

Wide Bay Burnett Police Acting Superintendent Paul Algie slammed the driver of the vehicle over his “stupid driving behaviour”.

Cars stuck in water. Picture – Facebook/Ice Man.

A long-term Cooloola Coast local, Mr Cook said there had been an increase in this type of behaviour recently, with the latest incident following the death of a French student, who died in a horror four-wheel drive rollover near the Teewah Beach campground in November last year.

A few years ago Clayton’s Towing owner Mike Clayton warned beach goers of the dangers of four-wheel-driving when the drivers of two vehicles had a lucky escape after they both became bogged in the soft sand of Teewah Beach and had to watch as their 4WDs were engulfed by waves.

Originally published as Four wheel drives stuck in water off Rainbow Beach, Teewah