Car sank in fjord

Floating sauna to the rescue of Tesla occupants

(Bild: ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A bizarre incident in Norway: Due to a mishap, an electric car ended up in the fjord in Oslo. The two occupants freed themselves from the sinking car, climbed onto the roof and called for help - which promptly arrived in the form of a floating sauna.

The scantily clad users of the sauna pulled the man and woman out of the freezing water, as can be seen in an eyewitness video (see below).

One eyewitness described the event: "The car was completely under water before the sauna reached them. They had to swim". The two were in the cold fjord for several minutes before the sauna users rescued them, the witness said: "The woman was screaming. She was very distressed." 

Driver stepped on the gas pedal without a care in the world
The Tesla sank completely. According to the police, it was initially unclear why the car ended up in the fjord. The driver told the newspaper "Verdens Gang" that he thought it was in "park" mode when he stepped on the gas pedal. The car was later fished out of the fjord by emergency services.

The floating sauna was in the right place at the right time.(Bild: ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Emergency services recovered the sunken car.(Bild: ASSOCIATED PRESS)

The driver and his companion were uninjured - and after the incident they were able to warm up in the sauna, as the driver of the sauna boat told the newspaper.