Saturday, February 13, 2010

German ice walker saved by webcam in St Peter-Ording

A tourist lost in the dark on a frozen sea in northern Germany has been rescued after flashes from his camera were spotted on a beach webcam.

The man, who has not been named, had become lost after walking onto ice off St Peter-Ording to photograph a sunset, police in the North Sea area said.

A woman watching the sunset via webcam hundreds of kilometres away in southern Germany noticed the flashes.

She alerted police who were able to guide the man to safety.

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