Here’s a cautionary tale for anyone who has ever jumped out of the rig in a hurry … and then wondered if they remembered to put the handbrake on!
While there is no word yet on why exactly it occurred, an American motorhome owner had the unthinkable happen to him when he was forced to watch his vehicle roll into the mighty Mississippi River.
The owner of the Rexhall motorhome, James Gilmore, told police he had the 38-foot vehicle parked in the Mississippi town of Natchez. He was reportedly preparing to leave the area when he stepped out of the vehicle to close a door and the motorhome started to roll. The frantic RVer tried to jump back into the vehicle but it was moving too quickly and he had to jump away.
According to the Natchez Democrat newspaper, the vehicle — valued at approximately $250,000 — then rolled into the river. A police officer who responded to the incident apparently saw the vehicle floating down the river and then disappear out of sight.
The motorhome owner suffered a shoulder injury during the drama, and was treated at a local hospital. The U.S. Coast Guard was notified of the incident.
