He definitely rode on thin ice.
An ice skater got a cold surprise when he saw the frozen, is semi-frozen channels of Amsterdam to show his movements.
In a viral cut viewed more than 7 million times, a man dressed in only a pair of shorts is seen on the famous canal skater in front of a large crowd.
The ice suddenly shatters beneath him and he plunges into the icy waters. The man seems to be intact, except perhaps for his pride, and shouts to the crowd: ‘Face plant!’
Eventually he gets help from a few bystanders, a rope and athletics as he pulls himself out of the icy fall and gives a bow.
The video is endorsed with the hashtag “ice cream is not good everywhere”, or “ice cream is not good everywhere.”
However, the unfortunate skater was not the only one who could skate himself on thin ice, as another video posted by Guardian News showed several skaters being rescued from the channels.
According to the outlet, the big skating rally took place as the canals froze for the first time in three years. A rare ‘code red’ was also issued over Storm Darcy, the first snowstorm to hit the Netherlands in a decade.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte even warned ice skaters at a social distance and avoided injuries if possible, not to fill hospital rooms needed for COVID patients.
With the expectation that the temperature will be normal again by the weekend, the ice skating is likely to fall.
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