Overview

• In Saalburg-Ebersdorf, a 64-year-old man parked his VW Amarok on a sloped embankment under the Wetteraweg to take photographs when it rolled ten meters downhill into the reservoir.
• Local firefighters located and retrieved the fully submerged SUV and disconnected its battery to prevent an electrical fire before arranging for its removal.
• Authorities have opened an official probe into possible Gewässerverunreinigung after the vehicle’s immersion in the Bleiloch reservoir.
• Officials confirmed that no people or animals were harmed and that the driver emerged from the incident uninjured.
• The recovered Volkswagen Amarok, valued at approximately €28,000, was rendered undrivable and required towing following the recovery operation.