A driver and passenger got a little wet after crashing into Otago Harbour this afternoon.
A police spokesman said it was called to the submerged car just after 2.30pm after it crashed into the harbour near the intersection of Aramoana Rd and Lewis St.
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A Reilly's tower truck operator connects a chain to a car in the Otago Harbour about 1km north of Deborah Bay about 3pm. Photo: Peter McIntosh
The car was later winched out of the harbour.
Meanwhile, in North Dunedin a car was damaged after knocking over a street light in Lovelock Ave.
![A small hatchback that came to grief, running over a light pole in Lovelock Ave this afternoon....](https://www.odt.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/odt_landscape_extra_large_21_10/public/story/2019/07/lovelock_ave_1.jpg?itok=5IAkZPAI)
A small hatchback that came to grief, running over a light pole in Lovelock Ave this afternoon. Photo: Gregor Richardson