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A bold punter went for a dip in a freezing fountain amid arctic temperatures - wearing only a tight-fitting Mankini.

The man stripped down and braved Beast from the East chill as he plunged into icy waters at the Paisley landmark.

The toe-curling moment was captured on camera by passer-by Jamie Henson, who witnessed the bizarre event as he walked home from work on Friday.

He said: "As I walked through the park, this guy started talking to me and said he was about to jump into the fountain for a bet.

"It was pure crazy, I asked him if I could record it and he said yea."

In the footage, the man - known to Jamie as John - tells the camera: "So here we are in Paisley Fountain Gardens where as you can see the fountain is actually frozen solid.

(Image: Facebook/Jamie Henson) (Image: Facebook/Jamie Henson)

"This is due to the Beast from the East, but the one thing they didn't count on is that the west is f*****g best.

"There's only one way to deal with weather conditions like this and thats to just get on wae it."

John then takes off his jacket and trousers to reveal a luminous green Mankini underneath.

(Image: Facebook/Jamie Henson) (Image: Facebook/Jamie Henson) (Image: Facebook/Jamie Henson)

He trudges half-naked through the snow towards the fountain before jumping into the ice cold water.

John quips: "They're talking about gas shortages, power cuts..

(Image: Facebook/Jamie Henson) (Image: Facebook/Jamie Henson) (Image: Facebook/Jamie Henson)

"Well if your water goes aff at least you know you can still get a bath."

Jamie can be heard laughing as he records the remarkable moment.

(Image: Facebook/Jamie Henson) (Image: Facebook/Jamie Henson)

He said he couldn't believe John managed to brave the cold like he did.

"I felt the water before he went in and it was absolutely baltic, but it didn't seem to bother him," Jamie claimed.

"As you can see in the video he's standing with his bare feet in the snow and then he's in the water for a good few minutes.

"I thought, 'this guy is aff his heid'.

"It's funny and I thought that people would really like it, so I had to share."

Jamie posted the video on Facebook where it has received over 330,000 views.

It has also been liked by more than 1,400 people and shared almost 5,000 times.

Jamie added: "I think it's done so well because people know how cold it was.

"To do that takes a lot of guts.

"People think he's crazy but also a great laugh."