Land Rovers are renowned around the world for mastering difficult and demanding terrains, although it appears that one man from Brixham in Devon has taken the definition of “off-road” a bit too literally!
The man borrowed his friend’s Land Rover Discovery to reverse his boat down a long sloping slipway. However, what seemed like a routine procedure soon went totally wrong as the man confused the controls of the Discovery and ended up sinking the 4x4 in the harbour.
Thankfully, the driver had a lucky escape and was rescued from the Land Rover before it was completely submerged. Having said that, there has been no confirmation as to how his friend reacted to the news that his £10,000 Land Rover Discovery was at the bottom of the water.
Emergency services returned the next day to recover the 4x4, using a process that included using giant air bags to float it back to the surface. A crane was then used to lift it fully out of the water and back on to dry land.