Viral Video: Husband Plunges Down Muddy Water As Wife Laughs Hysterically

He was trying not to get his trousers dirty. Fate had other plans.

A video of a man's spectacularly unsuccessful attempt at crossing a swamp has gone viral on social media. Martin Lewis, a British tourist in the Maldives, was trying not to get his shoes and trousers dirty when he ended up submerged completely in murky brown water, a hilarious clip recorded by his wife shows. According to Daily Mail, Mr Lewis and his wife Rachael were holidaying on the island of Fuvahmulah when they decided to "take a shortcut" across a swamp on Thursday It was decision Martin has come to regret. Footage that has gone massively viral on social media with millions of views shows Mr Lewis carefully taking his shoes off before attempting the crossing. "I don't know how I'm going to get across, see my trousers are getting dirty," he was heard saying as he stood in front of the muddy water. Then, he took a step forward into the water, and promptly plunged straight inside as his wife laughed hysterically.  Mr Lewis shared the video on TikTok last week, where it quickly went viral with almost 28 million views and had people in splits. It was soon shared on Instagram by several meme pages - racking up over 6 million views.