A bizarre video has captured the moment a man ‘wearing smart clothes’ stripped naked to have a wash on the bank of the River Thames.
The man is thought to have been his way to work when he stripped off to his birthday suit next to the river in London.
He apparently began scooping up the murky water and pouring it over himself – while giving himself a good scrub.
Commuters were stunned at the sight of the naked man , who picked a bit of the southern bank of the Thames near the Woolwich Ferry for his early dip, at around 9am on Tuesday.
One worker, who asked not to be named, said: “I’ve been getting the Woolwich Ferry to work for 15 years and I’ve never seen anything like this before.
“The bloke walked up, wearing normal, smart work clothes.
“Bold as brass he stripped off everything and started washing himself in the river.
“He was stood there as if he was on Malibu Beach in the middle of summer, not the grotty south bank on a miserable March morning.
“It was hilarious – he was just scooping water up with a can and pouring it over himself.”
After washing himself for about ten minutes, the unidentified man dried himself off.
He then put his clothes on and walked away – across the boggy silt which made his legs and trousers dirtier than they were before, according to a witness.
The red-faced witness added: “I was embarrassed for him – I think everyone that saw him was.
“It was pretty funny though – I’ve never seen anything like this before.
“It’s just barmy. Especially because he looked like he was on his way to work.”
Mirror.co.uk