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Man plucked from sunroof of sinking Bentley at Sandbanks Bentley sinks at Sandbanks: Owner recounts 'lucky' escape
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Robert Hill has described the moment his car plunged from the Ferry Way Car Park at Sandbanks
A man who was plucked from the sunroof of his sinking Bentley by passers-by has described how "it went down and under the water like a submarine".
Robert Hill, 72, recounted the moment when his car plunged from the Ferry Way Car Park at Sandbanks, in Poole, Dorset, shortly before 17:15 BST on Tuesday.
A number of local anglers and nearby pedestrians jumped into the harbour to help pull Mr Hill from the car shortly before it sank.
He was taken to hospital and said he was convinced he was going to have "an end the same as Titanic".
Watch: A passenger on the Sandbanks ferry captured the moment a man was rescued from a car in the waterWatch: A passenger on the Sandbanks ferry captured the moment a man was rescued from a car in the water
A man has been plucked from the sunroof of his sinking Bentley by passers-by after it rolled off a car park into the sea. Mr Hill, who had the car valeted the day before at the cost of £100, was out for an early evening drive when he parked his car opposite the Haven Hotel.
The bronze car plunged into the water from the Ferry Way Car Park at Sandbanks in Poole, Dorset, shortly before 17:15 BST on Tuesday. He said he was taken by surprise when it lurched forward over the curb and into a bench, thinking: "Well this is going to be an expensive bill."
A number of local anglers and nearby pedestrians sprang into action, jumping into the harbour to help the man from the car shortly before it sank. He was taken to hospital to be checked over. Mr Hill said moments later the car made a loud bang and continued over the edge into the water.
A Poole Harbour Commissioners spokesperson said: "We would like to take this opportunity to commend the swift and selfless efforts of those individuals who assisted the gentleman from his car." The bronze Bentley Flying Spur, registered in 2013, would have cost more than £150,000 brand new and had just recently passed it's MOT, according to the DVLA.
The car was lifted back ashore from the seabed on Tuesday night by a craneThe car was lifted back ashore from the seabed on Tuesday night by a crane
Mr Hill told the BBC the car went under the water and floated back up to the top.
He said he unsuccessfully tried to to open the electric windows, before remembering he had left the sunroof open.
"I was just pushing myself up and I saw three figures in the water, all coming towards me, all trying to get to me," he said.
Mr Hill said the rescue party pulled him out of the sunroof, and he felt: "Very, very lucky... and very sad at the same time."
People jumped into the water to help pull Mr Hill from the car before it sank
A Poole Harbour Commissioners spokesperson said: "We would like to take this opportunity to commend the swift and selfless efforts of those individuals who assisted the gentleman from his car."
The port authority said it used a hydrographic survey vessel to find the car on the seabed before divers and a crane were used to pull it back up to the surface.The port authority said it used a hydrographic survey vessel to find the car on the seabed before divers and a crane were used to pull it back up to the surface.
It said port staff worked late into the night to recover the car and "ensure safety of navigation and protection of the environment". with it lifted back ashore by 22:30.
It is not the first time a car has gone into the water near the ferry at the beauty spot.It is not the first time a car has gone into the water near the ferry at the beauty spot.
In 2014, a woman was rescued from a passing boat after accidentally driving her car into the water.In 2014, a woman was rescued from a passing boat after accidentally driving her car into the water.
People jumped into the water to help the man from the car before it sank
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