Scuba diver retrieves submerged Lamborghini Aventador and pulls off a miraculous feat despite severe water damage
- A content creator pulled a Lamborghini Aventador from a lake
- He claims to be a scuba diving expert
- It’s not clear how the car ended up in the depths
Published on Nov 08, 2024 at 9:13 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Nov 11, 2024 at 4:37 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
A scuba diving expert and content creator pulled a whole submerged Lamborghini Aventador from a lake.
Discovered using an underwater drone, it wasn’t not clear how the car ended up in the depths.
Its damage meant that it was tricky to retrieve.
Plus, once on dry land – was the YouTuber able to start it?
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The submerged Lamborghini Aventador
Unusual activities are just par for the course for Slav of SLAV’s ADVENTURES.
Describing himself as a ‘scuba driving expert’, he previously found a train wreck in a river.
He dons his wetsuit while magnet fishing with a friend when their magnet gets stuck to what they believe to be a Lamborghini supercar.
After confirming it with an underwater drone based on its distinctive wheels and logo, the content creator dives down to retrieve it.
Previously a separate viral Instagram post confused people when two Porsches were discovered submerged in a Florida pool.
Getting the supercar back to the surface
It wasn’t an easy task considering how deep down the car is and the damage caused to it.
The friends were ultimately forced to use a crane to lift the submerged Lamborghini out of the water.
They were correct in that it has suffered some pretty substantial damage either during an accident or simply from sitting underwater.
However, Slav remained as upbeat as ever and excited to take a closer look at their unexpected find.
The pair discovered one feature that they hadn’t expected: an Audi-branded steering wheel.
While both brands fall under the Volkswagen Group umbrella, it seems to suggest a nefarious past of the car either being stolen, disguised, or involved in a collision.
Alongside scratches, dents, and rust, Slav finds water inside the car and the fuel system, suggesting the supercar was submerged in water for a long time.
Worried that it’s affected the electrical and mechanical systems, Slav attempts to dry out the engine and electrical components.
When he attempts to start the Lamborghini’s engine? It works – kind of miraculous when you think about it.
For more on treasures discovered in the depths, this 4-year-old girl and her father make a historic discovery when they found a never-before-seen shipwreck while fishing.
Plus, Amelia Earhart’s lost plane wreckage was discovered on the ocean floor earlier this year.
All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”
