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Vehicle recovered after one year submerged at bottom of Rangataua Bay
7 Apr, 2021 06:22 PM
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The Bay of Plenty Regional Council has recovered a car submerged underwater at Rangataua Bay. Photo / Supplied
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council has recovered a car submerged underwater at Rangataua Bay. Photo / Supplied
A vehicle has been recovered from Rangataua Bay where it was submerged for more than a year.
However, how it came to be underwater remains a mystery.
On Tuesday, Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff waited until low tide to get a barge with a crane under the Maungatapu Bridge, then at high tide was able to reach the vehicle and recover it.