Video of man diving off Venice palazzo into canal goes viral

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 24 - A Video of a man diving off a Venice palazzo into one of the lagoon city's canals has gone viral on the Internet.
    The man swan-dived into a rio near the church of San Pantalon, behind Campo Santa Margherita, on Thursday.
    He dived from a considerable height and swam to the edge of the canal where another person was waiting to give him a towel.
    The video also records shocked comments by local residents, despite the fact that such stunts are becoming common in Venice.
    Mayor Luigi Brugnaro tweeted: "We should give a certificate of stupidity to this individual. and a load of kicks up the backside. We are trying to identify him, to cite him. He and his mate down below who was shooting the cretinous video for social media.
    "By now these stunts have become run-of the-mill, but these people are risking their necks for a few likes". (ANSA).