Australian car chase ends in Indian Ocean

[October 09, 2015]  PERTH, Australia - A car chase in western Australian ended in the choppy waters of the Indian Ocean when a stolen car suspect drove the vehicle into the water to avoid the police.

The soggy end was the culmination of a nearly two-hour chase. The police waded into the waves, surrounded the submerged vehicle and apprehended the suspect, according to local media.

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