A man was knocked to the ground during another heatwave beach brawl captured in sickening footage.
The punch-up on the Tynemouth beach was caught on camera, and shows dozens of young people in a fracas as they flouted social distancing rules.
Northumbria Police confirmed the force is aware of the incident that erupted at King Edward's Bay, North Tynside, yesterday during the hottest day of the year.
In the clip, circulating on social media, people can be seen fighting on the sand around what appears to be a volleyball net at the north east England beach.
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Some of the young men can be seen tearing off their shirts as they square up to each other.
One is captured punching another man from behind, who drops and is briefly laid out on the sand as people crowd around him.
They punch and push as more young men and women join the fray, shoving each other.
Some try to hold the fighters back as smaller groups come to blows.
Two men then spill out into the sand, as onlookers sitting in large groups watch the melee.
Someone can be heard shouting “stop, stop” as the dust-up continues for the two minutes of filming and spills out into the crowds.
Outraged locals blasted the young people's loutish behaviour.
Twitter user Michael Jones posted the two-minute-long clip, writing: "Tynemouth Beach!! More #COVIDIDIOTS #COVIDIOTS."
On Facebook, commenters described the brawlers as a "disgrace" and "pathetic."
Some who claimed to have visited the beach yesterday said huge crowds were getting boozed up on the sands.
Chronicle Live reports the crowds of thousands who flocked out to the area's beaches in the 24C temperatures in the north east left piles of litter behind.
Empty beer cans, broken glass and dirty nappies blighted the sands this morning.
Crowds had to be dispersed in a bid in some areas to stop the litter being swept out to sea, and volunteers and council workers were out cleaning up the mess this morning.
The disorder at Tynemouth came on the same day major incidents were declared at three spots including Bournemouth Beach.
Massive crowds rammed seasides yesterday as the temperatures reached 33C in some parts of the UK, leaving authorities furious.
Beachgoers in Bournemouth revolted locals as they left mountains of litter behind.
Orders were in place at Formby Beach, Merseyside too, as police tried to disperse huge crowds and in Orcombe Point in Exmouth, Devon, where masses brawled.
The scenes yesterday prompted leaders to warn the goverment had the power to close England's beaches could be closed if sunbathers couldn't behave.
Public health leaders warned of the risk of a second wave of coronavirus if social distancing breaches at the coastal destinations continued.
Downing Street has warned the ongoing easing of the UK lockdown could be reversed if people couldn't follow social distancing guidelines.
