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April 10, 2020 / 4:33 PM

Russians take a ride on ice chunk floating down river

April 10 (UPI) -- A surprised witness in Russia captured video of an unusual spectacle -- three people floating down a river on a chunk of ice.

The video, filmed Wednesday in Novokuznetsk, shows the three people standing on one of several pieces of ice floating down the river.

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The three people appear calm and do not seem to consider themselves to be in danger.

The people wave to the filmer as he shouts his surprise at the sight.

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