Idiotic thrillseekers holding CHILDREN risk huge waves as Storm Jonas batters the coast
THIS is the shocking video that shows a man dangling a small child in front of huge waves as the country suffers the brutal effects of Storm Jonas.
Thrillseekers swept off their feet as waves batter promenade
The film, taken in Egremont, Merseyside, shows man holding the youngster over the sea wall before running away.
Also in the video two people are seen knocked off their feet as the water crashes into the shore.
People are strongly advised to maintain a safe viewing distance from the waters edge
Officials have now issued warnings against the thrillseekers, telling people of the dangers of getting too close to the water.
Holyhead coastguard's senior maritimes operations manager, Richard Jones, said: “People are strongly advised to maintain a safe viewing distance from the waters edge.
“These waves are greatly powerful and it’s not just spray coming from them. Water can knock people over and cause a danger, as can rocks and debris coming from the river which can cause serious injury to people.”
The film, recorded by weather blogger Mark Beale by the River Mersey, comes as Storm Jonas - which has already ravaged the US' east coast and turned New York City into a snowy wasteland - hits the UK.
Parts of the north of England - still reeling from the devastation caused by storm Desmond last month - were flooded yesterday, and more than a dozen flood warnings are in place in parts the North of England, the SouthWest of England, and Wales.
The Met Office has put yellow rain warnings in place throughout much of the country today.
The Environment Agency (EA) has issued a further 115 amber alerts to communities in the north, west and south of England, Wales and Scotland to expect flooding.
And experts warned that falling temperatures could mean a risk of icy patches in places such as Cumbria and Lancashire, which are saturated by rain water.