"The group had dinner and drinks at the guest lodge. At around 11:30 p.m., everyone began returning to their bedrooms or going home. A video [...] captures Chao at 11:37 p.m. walking "unsteadily to her vehicle while continuing to hold her cellular phone in her right hand, [...] the camera then captured the car lurching toward a wooden barrier, reversing, turning to the left without stopping, and over the top of the limestone block wall. Afterward, the vehicle entered the water. A minute later, the vehicle's lights were no longer visible. At 11:42 p.m., a friend told detectives she received a call from Chao, telling her that she had driven her vehicle into the pond, the report states. The friend told law enforcement she advised Chao to leave the car, but Chao said she couldn't. The friend stayed on the phone with Chao for eight minutes, as she described water coming into the vehicle, officials said in the report."

What a horrible way to go. Eight minutes of panic as the water poured in.

Regarding the inebriation, she wasn't just slightly over the limit:

"An autopsy was not performed due to the family citing religious reasons. Toxicology found that Chao's blood alcohol concentration was 0.233, which, according to the Cleveland Clinic, could cause someone to "experience confusion, vomiting and drowsiness."

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