VN24 - Selm / Germany - In the morning a small mishap happened to a farmer in Selm shortly before 9:00 am. Somehow he slipped and fell into the river with his tractor while manoeuvring near the shore to the river Lippe (river in NRW). The driver was able to save himself unharmed while the Fiat tractor sank into the water. The fire fighters came with a lifeboat and laid out oil barriers to prevent environmental damage in the nature reserve. A salvage contractor arrived with a brand new special crane truck (rotator "The Biest"), which was the first time in operation in his live. This so-called rotator has considerably more possibilities than a normal towing vehicle due to its powerful and rotating crane boom. This rotators are rare in Germany. The tractor could finally be salvaged. The farmer brought it to the farm for repair.

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