Two motorists who ended up in the freezing waters of the Oslo fjord in the center of the Norwegian capital, aboard a Tesla, were rescued by a floating sauna: the police announced.
“When the car went into the water, there were apparently two people inside,” Oslo police wrote in X. “They were rescued by a floating sauna,” he added.
The video of the rescue, obtained yesterday by the AFP news agency and published today by the international media, shows the sinking Testa and the two motorists on the roof of the car, while the floating sauna with three people on board approaches the car almost completely submerged and saves the two unfortunates.
Oslofjord has several floating saunas available for rental, some of which are motorized.
“I went full throttle towards the people who were pulling themselves out of the passenger compartment of the car,” the 'captain' of the floating sauna, Nicholay Nordahl, told the Verdens Gang newspaper.
"We arrived just as the car sank. With the help of two guests, we fished them out. They were able to warm up in the sauna," he added.
According to a police officer quoted by the media, the two motorists were unharmed.
Police said they did not know why the Tesla ended up in the water, but the person behind the wheel told the newspaper that he thought the car was in parking mode on a dock at the edge of the fjord when he pressed the accelerator pedal. 'accelerator.
“Then she dove into the water,” she added: “It was a horrible feeling.”
The Tesla was also recovered, but by a tow truck.
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