QUICK thinking by passers-by helped save two elderly women from possibly drowning in Mordialloc Creek on Monday (3 October) afternoon.
Boat mooring lines prevented their small Mazda sedan from tumbling into the water after the driver pushed the accelerator instead of the brake, leaving them dangling precariously off Mordialloc Pier at about 2.15pm.
The passers-by – including the driver of a four-wheel-drive – attached ropes to the car to prevent it from slipping further into the muddy water.
The driver managed to climb back to safety but Metropolitan Fire Brigade crews, who arrived soon after, had to rescue the passenger. Neither required medical treatment. Ambulance officers later dropped them off at home.
MFB spokesman Phil Buckley said two fire trucks rushed to the scene, off Pier Rd. He said a tow truck later hauled the car back onto the hard stand.
Mordialloc police said a licence review was probable.
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 5 October 2016