A video which appears to show a man jumping into Belfast's Lagan River "as a dare" has been slammed as "extremely dangerous" by a search and rescue group.
Lagan Search and Rescue said they were disappointed by the footage which has been circulating on social media.
It appears to show a group of men on the Lagan Weir Footbridge daring one of the group to jump into the water.
But the search and rescue group said the "actions of the men involved were extremely dangerous and could have ended in a loss of life".
In a statement on their Facebook page, the group said: "Lagan Search and Rescue has been made aware of a video circulating social media of a young man being encouraged to enter the water off the Lagan Weir Footbridge as a dare.
"To say we were disappointed to see the footage is an understatement. The actions of the men involved were extremely dangerous and could have ended in a loss of life.
"Lagan Search and Rescue is involved in multiple emergency callouts for people entering the water in close proximity to this location throughout the year. Unfortunately, no matter how hard we try, we can’t save everyone. Don’t become a statistic."
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