On Sunday, a group of tourists in Venice took an unexpected dip in the water and their gondola capsized.
a video of the incident Videos on social media showed the gondola turning completely upside down after tourists stood up to take selfies. Tourists can be seen scrambling through freezing water near a bridge along the Rio de la Verona canal.
The gondola boatman was also thrown into the sea.a tick tock Five tourists are also seen clinging to the edge of the overturned gondola.
The gondola’s head warned tourists not to stand up after it flipped as it attempted to pass under a low bridge near St. Mark’s Square, but this may have been lost in translation. It is said that there is. CNN. Moving around caused the boat to lose its center of gravity and fall.
There were no injuries in the incident other than the loss of a cell phone.
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Unfortunately, the water in the canals where tourists swam is far from sanitary. The canal is cleaned approximately every 10 years; full of human waste and garbage.
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The Venice Gondola Association told CNN there was no damage to the gondola, but the chairs and blankets were soaked in water.
Venice, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has cracked down on misbehaving tourists and overtourism in recent years. The city announced last month that it would impose a €5 fee on day-trippers to Venice during peak hours in January.
Kathleen Wong is a travel reporter for USA TODAY based in Hawaii. Please contact kwong@usatoday.com..
