A Levant man, driving along Union Street towards Bangor Thursday afternoon, found himself in a tricky situation when his vehicle ended up in the water of a nearby stream.

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The man reportedly was traveling into Bangor around 1:30 PM Thursday when he crashed into the tail end of a guard rail running along Route 222.

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The man's car ended up half submerged in Birch Stream, which is right before the railroad trestle.

The man's daughter-in-law said four people, who happened to be passing by, helped free him from the car, and get him out of the water and to safety.

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EMS personnel arrived shortly after to check the man for injuries and retrieve the car from the stream.

The new Jeep Compass was likely a total loss. The car was towed.

Bangor police said the driver "drifted off the roadway onto the soft shoulder and went off the road, coming to rest in a swampy stream. He was reportedly damp, but otherwise no serious injury."

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