7 Jan 2018

Owner waves goodbye to car

9:13 pm on 7 January 2018

A rogue wave has left a car that had been parked on a seawall near Wellington Airport stuck upside down on rocks.

The car was parked on a seawall near Wellington Airport before it ended up stranded on a rock.

The car was parked on a seawall near Wellington Airport before it ended up stranded on a rock. Photo: Chris Bramwell

Police said the car had been parked by its owner, but it was hit by a wave and dragged into the sea.

It's not known why the owner had parked the car there.

Police said the owner knew what had happened, but was unable to retrieve the car at this stage.