Queenstown Towing employee George Middlemiss (74) removes foliage from a Toyota Corolla rental car that crashed 40m down a cliff from State Highway 6 between Lake Hawea and Makarora on Thursday.
It took four hours yesterday to recover the car from its precarious position above Lake Wanaka, where it ended up after French tourist Margot Loyer (26) accidentally reversed over the edge while attempting to do a U-turn.
Ms Loyer was unharmed and continued her journey north yesterday, by bus.