Australian tourists whizzing along Venice's busiest canal

Two surfers filmed whizzing along Venice's busiest canal
A pair of 'overbearing imbeciles' have sparked fury in Venice by speeding down the city's famous Grand Canal on £20,000 electric hydrofoils.

The two Australians whizzed along the main thoroughfare in the centre of the UNESCO World Heritage Site yesterday morning, shocking tourists and locals.
The Italian city's mayor Luigi Brugnaro called for the pair to be punished and even offered a free dinner to anyone who identified them.

He said: 'Here are two overbearing imbeciles who make a mockery of the City.
'I ask everyone to help us identify them to punish them even if our weapons are really blunt... we urgently need more powers to the Mayors in terms of public safety!

'To those who spot them, I offer a dinner!'

In a later tweet, the mayor said: 'Speaking of the two "heroes" of this morning, we have identified them!
The two boards have already been confiscated and soon, without giving further details, those responsible will be in our arms: they will be charged as they deserve!

'Thank you all for your cooperation.'

The pair were fined 3,000 Euros each for endangering the safety of navigation along the canal and were also expelled from the city, local reports said.