Covid: Land Rover s non-essential river crossing annoys police
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image captionFirefighters used thermal imaging cameras to try and find the driver, who had left the scene
A driver who abandoned a 4x4 after trying to cross a river in pouring rain has left police already under significant pressure exasperated.
Emergency crews rushed to help when the Land Rover got stuck in the waters in Wincle, Cheshire, but later found the driver had left before they arrived.
Police said the vehicle had entered Clough Brook while driving on country lanes for pleasure on Monday.
Sgt Rob Simpson said he struggled to see how it could be essential travel .