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Wilhelmshaven (dpa / lni) - A car accident in Wilhelmshaven triggered a major rescue operation by the fire brigade and police.
A police spokesman said on Sunday that a car went off to the left of the lane on Saturday evening, hit a tree and then landed in a ditch filled with water.
The passenger was seriously injured.
A crane was needed to recover the car.
However, there was no trace of the driver.
Therefore divers searched the trench and even used a drone with a thermal imaging camera.
The police finally found the man where he lived.
It was said that he was drunk.
Overall, the rescue operation lasted until early Sunday morning.