Handbrake forgotten
Car rolled into swimming lake and sank five meters deep
It went "blubb" and the car had disappeared into the water. The owner, an 81-year-old fisherman from Altheim, could only watch helplessly on Sunday morning as his Toyota Yaris sank into the Gundholling bathing lake in Mining. He had got out briefly to close a gate, but had forgotten to pull the handbrake.
"We could still see bubbles rising in the water," says Valentin Hebetswallner, head of operations for the Mining fire department, who was quickly on site with his comrades after the alarm was raised. This was a relief for the emergency services - at least they had a clue as to where to find the car.
The abandoned vehicle had traveled a considerable distance before it sank. It had rolled 30 meters downhill and then plunged over an embankment into the lake. There it drifted for another 25 meters before coming to rest on its roof at a depth of five meters.
Divers attached lifting balloons, then the car was pulled to the shore, where a crane from the AMAG professional fire department in Ranshofen hoisted it ashore.
Only minor damage was visible on the body of the Toyota, but the car was probably a total loss. The 81-year-old was completely dismayed by his mishap.
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