The Tesla driver “accidentally hit the gas,” sending the car flying into the frigid waters off of Oslo earlier this week, witnesses told SWNS.

“I don’t think people could hold there more than five minutes in this water, especially with clothes on,” he added. It was very good luck this floating sauna was nearby.”

The sauna boat happened to drift by soon after the Tesla ended up in the water, Oslo police said.

Photos show people on the vessel with towels around their waists pulling the passengers out of the water.

“One of the guests came running and told me a car had landed in the water. I accelerated to full speed in the direction of the people,” the sauna boat’s skipper, Nicholay Nordahl, told Norwegian newspaper VG.

“With the help of two guests, we pulled them up. They were able to warm up in the sauna,” he added.

    • cerement@slrpnk.netEnglish
      471·
      11 months ago

      At the beginning of the pandemic, Finns celebrated the news that alcohol and high heat killed the virus …

        • Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          5·
          11 months ago

          Can confirm. It was pretty much business as usual in Finland while the rest of the world was doing something called “lockdown” and taking special precautions, such as keeping the distance of at least 1 alligator between you and everyone else.

      • Z4rK@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        11 months ago

        They are plentiful and for rent in Oslo; you can join strangers or book one for your party of guests.

        It costs around $18 for a single ticket, or $10 if you’re a member. $250 to rent a floating sauna with room for 12, and options for smaller / larger. All sessions for two hours.

    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      11 months ago

      Saunas, universal single payer healthcare and 73 different ways to eat herring. Sincerely, am Scandinavian.