A van was pulled from sea in Vava’u after it went under water at a local boat ramp on Friday, May 30, Police told Kaniva News.
A rescue operation was underway at the boat ramp near Puatalefusi Habour after the drama began, Police Superintend Netane Falakiseni said.
The van was at the wharf to tow a dinghy back out to land.
Two men who were in the vehicle were trying to attach a cable from the boat to the tow-bar when the van which was on the slippery slope slid and plunged into the water.
No one was injured Falakiseni said.
