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08th Apr 2014

Video: Dutch reporter goes for a dip during interview with local mayor

While interviewing Bort Koelewijn, the Mayor of Kampen in the Netherlands, this unfortunate reporter ended up going for an unplanned swim in the sea…

Oisin Collins

While interviewing Bort Koelewijn, the Mayor of Kampen in the Netherlands, this unfortunate reporter ended up going for an unplanned swim in the sea…

Thankfully, the reporter in question is okay and as you’ll see in the video she was quick to find the funny side of the whole ordeal, which means we’re laughing with her and not at her.

The hilarious FAIL occurred while the reporter was interviewing Bort Koelewijn ahead of the annual sailing festival held each year in Kampen, better known as Sail Kampen.

Even Bort couldn’t help himself from tweeting out the video along with the message: “Was not quite the idea! Who put this on YouTube???”

Likewise, we here at JOE couldn’t help ourselves from including this clip from The Simpsons…

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