Holiday-makers who wanted to enjoy sun and surf were in for a shock when their four-wheel drive rolled and was swallowed by the sea.
Four tourists on Fraser Island were uninjured after their Range Rover rolled on Tuesday.
However their car couldn’t be towed out of the water until Thursday.
Four tourists on Fraser Island were uninjured after their four-wheel drive rolled on Tuesday but the car couldn’t be moved from the sand until Thursday
Dramatic Images from the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) show the overturned car upside down in the ocean.
The car is logged in the soft, wet sand and unable to be moved.
In a social media post QAS wrote: ‘Island life can be just as dangerous as city life when it comes to road safety.
‘Our paramedics on Fraser Island came across this vehicle rollover on the beach earlier this week.
‘Fortunately none of the occupants were injured but it’s a timely reminder to drive to the conditions, know your vehicle’s limitations and be aware of tide times.’
It took three hours for an excavator and a tow truck to get the stuck car out.
Images from the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) show the overturned car in tyre-deep water
Earlier this year Queensland Police warned tourists in Fraser Island not to put lives at risk by driving through deep creek crossings
The car was dug out, rolled and then towed away.
Carolyn Elder, owner of Fraser Island and Rainbow Beach Towing, told 9NEWS: ‘Our driver went out at 3am, but by the time he got there the tide had covered it with sand and he couldn’t recover it by himself.’
Ms Elder said it was ‘definitely preventable’.
It took three hours for an excavator and a tow truck to get the stuck car out – as the tides were continuously changing
‘They were driving at high tide, they were inexperienced.’
Earlier this year Queensland Police warned tourists in Fraser Island not to put lives at risk by driving through deep creek crossings.
At the time Senior Constable Melanie Ryan said: ‘It concerns police that people are still choosing to put not only their life in danger but others in their vehicle and quite possibly those who may need to come to the rescue when things go wrong.’