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Usedom (dpa / mv) - The driver of a hovercraft had an accident on the ice near Usedom and had to be rescued by helicopter.

On Thursday he got stuck on thin ice on the backwater, said the police chief at the command center in Neubrandenburg.

Accordingly, he threatened to go under and tried to draw water from his vehicle.

According to the district, the man could not be reached by boat because of the ice cover.

A police helicopter secured the scene of the accident, while a rescue helicopter with a winch was called in.

Its crew was able to rescue the man from the ice surface.

During a stopover, the man did not want to be flown to a hospital afterwards.

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