The driver had followed his satnav and so ended up driving into the nature reserve, along a 100-metre boardwalk meant only for walkers and cyclists. Halfway along, the wooden planks gave way under the motorhome, leaving it stuck.
The motorhome could not simply be pulled out with a tractor, because the peat around the path is a fragile nature area and no oil or other substances from the vehicle could be allowed to get into it. It is also the breeding season, when work in nature areas normally stops.
Staatsbosbeheer, which owns the path, called in a contractor. First the broken planks were removed and the holes covered with OSB boards, with road plates then laid over them. After that the motorhome was jacked up until it was level again and slowly reversed off the path, after which the owner was able to drive it home.
