Man rescued after car plunges into harbour
The Coastguard said the car had ‘accidentally been driven off the quayside’ (HM Coastguard/PA)
A man has been rescued from the water after the car he was in plunged into Nairn harbour.
Coastguard rescue teams, firefighters and police were called to the scene in the Highland town at about 11am on Wednesday.
HM Coastguard said: “On arrival, it was found that a car had accidentally been driven off the quayside into the River Nairn at the mouth of the harbour.
“The man was rescued from the water and taken to hospital as a precaution.
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image captionThe accident at Nairn happened on Wednesday morning
A man was rescued after he accidently drove his car off the quayside at Nairn harbour.
His vehicle went into the River Nairn at about 11:00 on Wednesday.
Police, on patrol in an armed response vehicle, helped the man from the water and provided first aid until the arrival of an ambulance.
Coastguard teams from Nairn, Burghead and Inverness, as well as Moray Inshore Rescue Boat, were also called to the scene.
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HM Coastguard said the man was taken to hospital as a precaution.
Police Scotland said: The male driver was rescued from the water and checked over by the ambulance service.
Man rescued after car plunges into harbour
The Coastguard said the car had ‘accidentally been driven off the quayside’ (HM Coastguard/PA)
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A man has been rescued from the water after the car he was in plunged into Nairn harbour.
Coastguard rescue teams, firefighters and police were called to the scene in the Highland town at about 11am on Wednesday.
HM Coastguard said: “On arrival, it was found that a car had accidentally been driven off the quayside into the River Nairn at the mouth of the harbour.
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The elderly man was treated at the scene by ambulance crew and taken to Raigmore Hospital after suffering from hypothermia, reports the Inverness Courier.
Eyewitnesses said that the driver was very lucky to get out, and managed to escape onto nearby rocks before being helped up with a lifebelt.
A Police Scotland spokesperson told MailOnline: We became aware of a vehicle having entered the water at Nairn Harbour shortly before 11am on Wednesday, 27 January. The male driver was rescued from the water and has been checked over by the ambulance service.
Police officers seen standing near the harbour as a crane removes the vehicle. A coastguard team and the ambulance and fire service also attended the scene around 11am today