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Feb. 5, 2016 / 3:49 PM

Man uses snowboard to wakeboard on flooded streets

A man on a snowboard is pulled through the flooded streets of a city. JukinMedia video screenshot

A man on a snowboard is pulled through the flooded streets of a city. JukinMedia video screenshot

MOSCOW, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- A Russian daredevil made the best of flooded streets by using his snowboard as a makeshift wakeboard to cruise the streets of his city.

The daring wakeboarder used a selfie stick to film himself as he held onto a rope attached to a car and was pulled through the streets of a city while standing on a snowboard.

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The exact location of the video was unclear.

A New York man attempted a winter-themed version of the stunt last month when he snowboarded the streets of the city after heavy snowfall.

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