Video Shows Tourist Pushing Sri Lankan Guide Into Sea

A video circulating online appears to show an Israeli tourist pushing a Sri Lankan boat guide into the sea while other passengers laugh or film. The tourists later described the incident as a joke and said the guide had agreed to participate and was unharmed. Those assertions have not been independently confirmed, and the footage does not establish whether the guide consented.

The clip shows a group aboard a boat in Sri Lanka as the guide sits near its edge and appears to drink from a bottle. One tourist pushes the guide overboard, and other passengers appear to laugh. The video does not show what happened immediately beforehand or establish the guide’s response after entering the water.

The group’s account was shared by Israeli journalist Daniel Amram. The tourists said the guide knew about the joke and took part, and they denied intending to humiliate him. They also said he was fine. Their response represents the group’s account; the reports do not include a direct statement from the guide or independent confirmation that he was unhurt.

The footage and the tourists’ explanation leave consent unresolved. Without the guide’s account, it is not possible to establish whether he...