Workers had to raise the car out of the sea upside down after five hours.
“We received a call to say that a Ford car had entered the water just down the slipway to the chain ferry entrance at 2.30pm,” said Allan Norman from HM Coastguard.
“The driver was secure and unharmed.” I believe she got out of the car, which then slid into the sea.
‘Our primary concern was to make sure everyone is safe and we need to extract to vehicle to prevent pollution and make sure the chain ferry could run safely.’
Witness Heidi Garsden said: ‘The lady went inside to buy an ice cream and when she came back the car was gone.
‘The car was bobbing around in the water for a bit before it sank.
The coastguard and other services were called to the scene (Picture: BNPS)
‘It must have been heartbreaking for her to watch.’
A spokesperson for Dorset police said: ‘We received a report at 2.22pm of an incident involving a car in the water at Banks Road in Sandbanks, Poole.
‘Officers have attended and are liaising with the coastguard and the harbourmaster.
‘The incident has resulted in the suspension of the Sandbanks Ferry and congestion in the area. Motorists are advised to avoid the area if possible.
‘It has been confirmed the car is unoccupied and there are no reports of any injuries.’
Sandbanks ferry was temporarily stopped but services resumed after about an hour.
An iconic Portland, Oregon, ice cream business is threatening to move its headquarters from the city over rampant crime, which store owners say puts their employees at risk.
“If we can’t make it safe, I can’t stay here,” Salt & Straw co-founder Kim Malek said last week, according to Oregon Live. “It’s just not responsible of me to put my team in that position.”
Malek said she wants to work with city and county leaders to address widespread drug use, homeless encampments and violence, but will be forced to leave if the concerns are not addressed.
“It’s really hard for a lot of people right now,” Malek said. “I’m not here to point fingers. I want to be part of the solution.”
Ice cream with spoon at Salt & Straw ice cream shop in San Ramon, California, July 16, 2021. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images / Getty Images)
“Our intention is to work through this,” she added. “I cannot stay here if we don’t.”
Salt & Straw was established in 2011 and was soon ranked as having some of the best ice cream in the U.S. The company has since opened store locations in Los Angeles, Miami and other cities and also ships orders to customers nationwide.
In the latest blow to the business, an RV burst into flames near Salt & Straw’s headquarters last Monday, Oregon Live reported, shutting down power to the ice cream parlor and other nearby businesses.
Interior of Salt & Straw ice cream shop in San Ramon, California, July 16, 2021. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images / Getty Images)
A musician named Thomas Lauderdale sounded the alarm on the fire and other issues plaguing the area in an email to two dozen county and city leaders. He also noted in the email that a Salt & Straw employee recently had a gun pointed at their head, Oregon Live reported.
Counter with trays of artisan ice cream at Salt & Straw ice cream shop in San Ramon, California, July 16, 2021. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images / Getty Images)
“Their lease is up in April, and although it will cost them millions and millions to relocate, they are at a breaking point, and are planning to move out of state,” Lauderdale wrote. “This is less a homeless issue; it is a health and public safety and drug issue. The schizophrenia we’re seeing, the violence, the fires … this is drug fueled, and it needs to be addressed immediately.”
Other businesses have recently closed or packed up locations in Portland due to crime, including clothing shop Rains PDX, which posted a blistering message to its front door about how the city is in “peril.”
“Our city is in peril,” the message reads. “Small businesses (and large) cannot sustain doing business, in our city’s current state. We have no protection, or recourse, against the criminal behavior that goes unpunished. Do not be fooled into thinking that insurance companiescover losses. We have sustained 15 break-ins … we have not received any financial reimbursement since the 3rd.”
