An East German family of four fled in a motorized rubber dinghy across the Baltic Sea to West Germany Friday, police said.
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It was the third escape across the Baltic in four days and the 18th this year.A police spokesman said a 41-year-old electrician, his 41-year-old wife, who was a secretary, and their 19-year-old son and 18-year-old daughter landed on the West German island of Fehmarn after an 11-hour journey in a dinghy equipped with an outboard motor.