An OAP crashed her car into an indoor public swimming pool.
Dramatic footage showed the vehicle plunging through a glass wall and into a basement swimming pool at a busy sports centre.
It plummeted about 16ft (5m) into the water.
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Quick-thinking swimmers rescued the trapped driver from the submerged vehicle.
The 74-year-old woman drove into the public pool at the Hanam Sports Centre in Miryang, South Korea, on Saturday (16 May).
The driver, a member of the centre’s swimming club, was preparing to leave after a swim.
According to the police, she accidentally put the car in reverse, struck another vehicle in the car park, and then accelerated forward.
The car then mounted a small curb, smashed through the large glass wall, and plunged almost vertically into the water.
The car flipped over upon impact, landing on its roof and becoming fully submerged.
About eight to 10 people were in the pool at the time, but the car landed away from them.
They quickly realised that the driver was trapped inside the vehicle and sprang into action.
One witness told local media: “Swimmers pulled the driver out of the submerged car, and an instructor performed CPR.”
The emergency services rushed the conscious woman to hospital after she reported experiencing severe chest pains.
A female swimmer in her 50s was also hospitalised after suffering minor cuts from the broken glass, as reported by Need To Know.
A police spokesperson confirmed the driver was not under the influence of alcohol, held a valid licence, and told officers she “does not remember anything about the incident”.
Investigators are continuing to examine CCTV footage and have noted the absence of robust barriers between the car park and the glass wall.
The investigation is ongoing.
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