Video Shows Tourists Surfing On Venice's Grand Canal, Mayor Calls Them "Idiots"

The two surfers were arrested and fined $1,530 each. They were also expelled from the city and their surfboards confiscated.

Two surfers have been filmed speeding down Venice's Grand Canal on motorised surfboards, invoking the wrath of the city's mayor. Videos of the two surfers have appeared on social media and sparked outrage among users, who have called for a strict fine. They were later arrested by the police, the BBC reported, quoting local media. The two surfers dodged gondolas and waterbuses as they navigated Venice's main thoroughfare, according to the videos circulating online. They have been shot by shocked onlookers.

One of the videos of the notorious surfers was posted by Venice's mayor Luigi Brugnaro on Twitter, promising to buy dinner for anyone who identified them. The clip showed the surfers zipping past water buses and taxis.

One of the surfers appears to be taking picture of the surroundings on a mobile phone before falling into the water.

According to The Guardian, the mayor called the surfers "two overbearing idiots" in his tweet in Italian. He further said that the two men made a mockery of the city.