A cyclist watching Britain’s biggest tidal bore from a riverbank got a shock after getting drenched.
The unsuspecting rider was leaning against a tree when the powerful wave swept by.
It approached at speed along the River Severn.
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And then rearing up and swamping the lycra-clad man as he crouched down to take photos.
Luckily, despite being drenched, it didn’t take it with him.
But witnesses said it was a near miss.
It happened at Stonebench, near Gloucester.
“This cyclist was leaning against a tree, leaning, just as a four-star bore was approaching,” eyewitness Jules Chapman told, What’s The Jam.
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“We did warn him it was dangerous and to stand back, but he didn’t move.
“The bore soaked him when it hit, and he said, ‘That’s dangerous’.
“I guess the river doesn’t like cyclists.
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“I love watching such a powerful phenomenon, but nobody wants to call out rescuers to retrieve anyone swept away.
“I have huge respect for this body of water.”
The Severn bore is formed when the rising tide moves into the funnel-shaped Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary, and the surging water forces its way upstream in a series of waves.
Bores are concentrated on the days immediately following the new and full moon.
The size varies, with the largest, rarest five-star bores reaching up to seven feet high.
Four-star bores can reach five to six feet high.
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