{"id":39669,"date":"2023-12-07T12:49:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T12:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miamiheatnation.com\/?p=39669"},"modified":"2023-12-07T12:49:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T12:49:28","slug":"watch-moment-venice-gondola-capsizes-as-tourists-refuse-stop-taking-selfies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miamiheatnation.com\/world-news\/watch-moment-venice-gondola-capsizes-as-tourists-refuse-stop-taking-selfies\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch moment Venice gondola capsizes as tourists refuse stop taking selfies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A small group of tourists fell into a murky and cold canal in Venice, northern Italy, reportedly after ignoring the orders of their gondolier.<\/p>\n

A video widely circulating online shows tourists looking distressed and soaking wet while swimming and holding on for dear life near a capsized gondola.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One of the women slowly swims towards another gondola and, seeking help, tries to lift herself to enter the small boat.<\/p>\n

The gondola the tourists were initially aboard of capsized in Rio de la Verona, a canal close to the famous La Fenice theatre, according to Italian media.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The incident is believed to have been caused by the tourists themselves after they failed to heed an order to stop moving around the gondola and taking selfies while the gondolier was attempting to navigate under one of the many low bridges in Venice.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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To safely complete a similar manoeuvre, the gondolier needed his passengers to remain still and keep the gondola properly balanced.<\/p>\n

But, too keen on the views and capturing Venice on camera, the tourists reportedly failed to listen to him and ended up in the freezing water.<\/p>\n

While the water level is relatively low in small canals, the tourists were likely weighed down by the heavy winter clothes they were wearing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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