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08/02/2012
Car Abandoned In Soloway Firth
Police are hunting for the owner of a car abandoned in waters in the Solway Firth at Cardoness Bay, Scotland.
The Vauxhall Frontera will be removed at low tide and its registration number checked.
A coastguard spokesman said: "We don't know how or when the vehicle became stuck.
"A member of the public notified police in the morning but the tide completely submerged it and it was late afternoon before we could get coastguards to it.
"We sent men out later in the day after we were told by police.
"It appears to have been abandoned and we are trying to find out who owns it."
It is believed the car may belong to illegal cocklers who have become trapped as the tide came in.
(GK)
The Vauxhall Frontera will be removed at low tide and its registration number checked.
A coastguard spokesman said: "We don't know how or when the vehicle became stuck.
"A member of the public notified police in the morning but the tide completely submerged it and it was late afternoon before we could get coastguards to it.
"We sent men out later in the day after we were told by police.
"It appears to have been abandoned and we are trying to find out who owns it."
It is believed the car may belong to illegal cocklers who have become trapped as the tide came in.
(GK)
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