Thankfully we didn’t got out. The engine had shut off and it felt like it took forever to start (even though in the video you see it didn’t take too long). We were able to get out but the engine was never the same and it wasn’t long after that trip the engine quit as a result.
At the end of the longer video my wife wanted to drive and we got really stuck
You probably already know this by now, but two things:
Go in slow, come out fast when facing big bog holes like that. Good idea to check the depth first, especially if you don't have a sealed snorkel setup. Keep a bow wave in front of the grille to keep the water mostly away from the engine and prevent the big flood over the hood.
If your engine ever shuts off while in water/after a big splash like this, DO NOT try to start it again. Get yourself out of the hole onto dry land, then pull all the spark plugs and crank the engine with the plug holes open. This will usually blast out all the water from the cylinders and prevent damage to the engine. I drowned the CR-V in an insane, car swallowing pit that was small in diameter but DEEP. I got a buddy to pull me out backwards, then did the procedure I described. The next day, it didn't even have a check engine light and after an oil change, the car ran perfectly fine until a snapped timing belt unrelated to the swamping ended its run.
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