 Canal & River Trust tweeted: "The vehicle has safely been recovered from the water. Very minimal damage to the lock & environment. Oils & fluids from the vehicle have been contained within the lock & a team are dealing with it accordingly." No injuries have been reported. One web user replied: "I know you should lock your car when in big cities, but that seems like someone's misunderstood the instructions" Another put: "Just when you thought you'd seen it all. Stolen I presume?" The Land Rover was removed by crane ( Canal & River Trust WS) A third added: "You can't park there mate" and one person said: "Flooded the engine." Another commented: "Would love to hear how they explain that to the insurance company." West Midlands Police said they believed the Land Rover Discovery had been stolen before being driven into the canal. A spokesperson said yesterday: "We were called to Factory Road in Tipton shortly before 6am this morning (Sunday) following reports a vehicle had driven into a canal. "Our colleagues from the fire service also attended and following checks of the vehicle and the lock no-one was found. "The vehicle was believed to be stolen from the St){kind=link}
The 4×4 was found dumped in a canal lock in the West Midlands early Sunday morning, before being lifted out with a crane on Monday evening.
A stolen luxury Land Rover had to be craned out of a canal lock after it was discovered floating on its side in the water.
The Land Rover Discovery, thought to be worth around £64,000, was found in New Main Line Canal in Tipton, West Midlands on Sunday, and removed this evening.
It’s not known how the car ended up in the lock, but police confirmed the 4×4 was reported stolen in Staffordshire, writes Stoke On Trent Live
Tyre tracks and broken glass could be seen around the lock and there was a small amount of fuel leaking out of the back of the car into the water.