Confusion over directions led a tourist couple to drive into the water at a southern South Carolina marina, police said.
Restaurant employees jumped into the water to rescue the couple from their vehicle at the Isle of Palms Marina Saturday night, the city’s police department wrote on Facebook.
Officials closed the the boat ramp until Charleston County Sheriff’s Office’s Dive Team could recover the vehicle Sunday, the Isle of Palms Police Department confirmed. No injuries or environmental impacts were reported.
Police said the employees at the Islander 71 Seafood restaurant and bar collaboratively rescued the two.
The couple, who were in their 60s, drove onto the ramp while confused by GPS directions after having dinner at Islander 71, local station WCIV-TV reported.
Bartender who saved couple was a former lifeguard
Islander 71 general manager Christopher Sollom, said one of their bartenders, Johnny Himmelsbach, used his experience as a former lifeguard to save the couple , WCIV-TV reported.