...a canal will water get inside? how long does it take, how many mins/hours ? This is a serious question, i want to know because my faher drowned inside his car in a canal. No one is sure if he was drunk ( i heard u can't feel pain if ur drunk? Idk i've never been drunk or bussed, so idk.), but we are sure that he could not swim. according to the detective, He was drunk, and speeding. He lost control of the vihicle due to the wholes, and bumps in the road that has a canal to the side. His name and and info to be kept anonymus. That is why i want to know, also don't feel bad 4 me, is ok...