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Holidaymakers in Russia got quite a surprise when then saw a flying donkey soaring in the blue skies above them in a beach resort on the Sea of Azov.

The donkey was attached to a paraglider as part of a stunt by Russian businessmen to promote paragliding in the beach resort.

According to organisers the stunt went wrong leaving the scared animal flying tens of metres above the sea.

The donkey's ordeal ended when it eventually landed in the sea before being pulled back to shore in the village of Golubitskaya, in Russia's southern Krasnodar region.

The police have launched a probe into the incident.

Larisa Tuchkova, regional police spokeswoman said: “The donkey screamed and children cried. No one had the brains to call police.”

Instead, shocked beachgoers filmed and photographed the rare event.

Watch footage of the paragliding donkey below.