Hilarious moment worker falls into lake – and colleague doesn’t try to help 

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‘At least they aren’t piranhas!’ Comic moment worker is knocked into the water as he releases hundreds of fish into a Brazilian lake

  • The Brazillian man was restocking a fishing lake in Prata, Minas Gerais, Brazil
  • He was washed off the back of a truck with the fish when he opened container 
  • Both the cameraman and a colleague watched calmly while the man floundered

By Chay Quinn For Mailonline

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This is the comic moment a worker took an expected dip while restocking a lake with fish in Brazil.

The slapstick incident saw the worker swept off the back of a truck by a torrent of water as hundreds of fish were released into the pond in Prata, Minas Gerais.

Curiously, the man’s colleague – as well as the person filming the moment – did nothing to help him and instead carried on with what they were doing. 

Viewers who watched the footage, filmed on October 12, said the second man’s nonchalance suggested it was not the first time such a fall had taken place. 

The person filming said afterwards: ‘We went to record the video to post on the fisherman’s page when a batch of fish arrived.

‘Then it turned out the guy responsible for opening the lid slipped and fell into the pond.’ 

The man was responsible for restocking a fishing lake in Prata, Minas Gerais, Brazil when he made the hilarious gaffe 

He was swept off the back of the truck by the torrent of water as the container of fish was opened

Viewers remarked that the man's fate brought a whole new meaning to the term 'sleeping with the fishes'

He was swept off the back of the truck by the torrent of water as the container of fish was opened

The 27-second clip has been viewed more than 44,000 times on YouTube.

A user who wathced the video took to the comments to remind the man who fell it that the situation could have been worse.

They said: ‘Just as well it was not piranha that were being released or a ‘release and feed’ would have occurred’.

Piranha, the omnivorous fish, are native to Brazil and can be found in the South American country’s rivers.

The fish are feared as they have bites strong enough to tear human flesh, which they can also use as food. 

One commenter quipped: ‘This gives ‘You’re gonna sleep with the fishes’ a whole new meaning.’

Another remarked: ‘Something is fishy about the whole situation’.

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