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'Boofhead behaviour': Man criticised for riding jet ski in flood waters near McDonald's

A man has been filmed cruising down a main street on a jet ski as floodwaters flush through parts of NSW.

The video was taken in Tuggerah on the state’s Central Coast and shows the man wearing a singlet and shorts, speeding past the McDonald’s and Hungry Jacks.

“When it’s flash flooding outside but ya (sic) desperate for some Maccas,” the video was captioned when it was shared to Reddit.

A man on a jet ski has been filmed travelling down a main street in NSW.
A man on a jet ski has been filmed speeding down a main street on the NSW Central Coast. Source: Reddit/AlexMontgom

The person, who uploaded the footage, said he did not know the man on the jet ski personally, but they do have mutual friends.

“He's fine. Tuggerah is fine,” one person commented on the video.

“Everyone calm down. My only concern is how he'll keep his nuggets dry.”

But some people did not find the stunt amusing.

“I’d be pissed if the wake from his jet ski pushed water into my car/business/house,” one Reddit user said.

Another person said: “I would have no issues if someone was using a jet ski to just get around a little bit and take a look at the flooding, moving slowly, carefully, etc.

“This guy just wanted to get on YouTube with "look at me, jetski in the streets", and that's the problem right there.

“When people are not paying attention and do things for attention, they end up causing extra accidents.”

A NSW Police Force spokesperson told Yahoo News Australia they were investigating the video.

NSW Minister for Police and Emergency Services David Elliott also weighed in on the footage.

“I've asked the police if they could investigate that matter,” he told reporters on Saturday.

“With this sort of boofhead behaviour, we're not going to tolerate it as far as the police are concerned.

“We have emergency services deployed during a difficult job under difficult circumstances.

“And for them to have to divert their resources because people want to hand it out at a time when families are at home worrying about their well-being, and certainly the families of the emergency services workers are worried about their well-being, it's just not good.”

New warning issued after car rescues overnight

On the NSW Central Coast, the SES has issued a fresh warning to motorists after rescuers came to the aid of 13 cars that became stuck trying to drive through floodwaters.

The SES warning comes as the Bureau of Meteorology forecasts more wild weather and flooding across NSW on Saturday.

"There's always an alternative route – never drive through floodwaters," NSW SES spokesperson Terri Langenemdam said after the 13 carloads of people had to be rescued in the Gosford and Wyong areas overnight.

Water overflows the banks of the Parramatta River after heavy rains in Sydney, Friday, February 7, 2020.
Water overflows the banks of the Parramatta River after heavy rains in Sydney on Friday. Source: AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

"There's also a reminder to keep kids, away from creeks, drains and causeways."

Rain bucketed down on the Central Coast overnight with Mt Elliot (184mm), Toukley (159mm), Kangy Angy (140mm) and Wyong (125mm) receiving heavy falls from 9pm Friday to 4am Saturday.

A trough lying along central and northern NSW is expected to bring heavy rain and wind to Sydney and the surrounding regions on Saturday before extending to the South Coast late Saturday and Sunday.

The Bureau of Meteorology is warning of flooding on the Central Coast, Sydney, Illawarra, Central Tablelands and Blue Mountains.

Heavy rain and flash flooding is also expected in the Mid North Coast and lower Hunter regions.

The NSW SES said they had pre-positioned resources in regions which were expected to be flooded and warned residents to avoid unnecessary travel during storms.

Forster on the Mid North Coast and Nowra on the South Coast were also expected to cop damaging wind gusts in excess of 90kmh and abnormally high tides.

According to the SES, more than 650 volunteers are assisting and responding to more than 1815 jobs across the state.

“FLASH FLOODING is likely, leaving low-lying areas well before flash flooding begins is the best action to take.”

– with AAP

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