A video captured the moment a man was pulled along by a car on a boogie board.
The clip was taken on Saturday on Dunnings Bridge Road in Bootle after the road flooded when a water main burst. The issue affected 32,00 people living in the L21, L30, L9, L23, L10 and L22 postcodes since the early hours of Saturday, who were left with no or little water.
Pubs and shops were forced to close on Sunday as thousands of drivers queued up to collect bottled water from stations in Crosby, Netherton and Litherland. But this group of friends said they were using the flood in a "good way".
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The footage, which was shared with the ECHO begins with a man - who wanted to be known by his nickname, Tokyo - preparing by attaching the boogie board to the car with rope. His friends film in a car behind.
The driver, who did not want to give his full name but gave the nickname Hummer, begins driving with their hazard lights on as Tokyo sits on the boogie board. The car moves faster and the waves from the boogie board spray out.
Tokyo then hops off the board and puts the board back in the boot. Speaking to the ECHO, he said: "I live in the area, we were going the beach to go down the sand dunes on the sleigh and I have gone on to my mates do me a favour pull me across the water it will be funny and he agreed. He pulled me across the water and it was boss."
Repairs took place over the weekend and were complete by 9pm on Sunday. People were told to expect their water supply to return by 10pm.
On Monday (July 25), United Utilities updated those affected by the burst pipe. Though water has been restored, the water pressure may not be back at usual levels, as water has been restored gradually in order to avoid further problems.
Additionally, the water supplier said discolouration could occur but this should clear after a short time. People affected by the burst pipe have also been reminded that they are entitled to compensation.
The full statement on the water company's website read: "We’d like to thank everyone for their ongoing patience and understanding over the weekend. We’re really sorry for the disruption to your water supply, caused by a large burst on Church Road. The damage was severe and led to an extremely complex repair, which took longer than we’d hoped to complete.
"Restoring supplies has been our top priority and our teams have worked round the clock to complete the repair. Where possible we have had water tankers pumping additional supplies into the network to help with attempts to get taps flowing again.
"There could be a delay in your water pressure returning to what you are used to, as we have to turn the water on gradually after a repair to avoid further problems.
"Sometimes after a repair discolouration to supplies may occur, this is due to the repair work on the pipe and should clear after a short time. Please take a look at our discoloured water page for more information. Please be assured, we will be keeping a very close eye on the situation over the next couple of days to ensure all customer’s supplies do return to normal.
"A quick reminder for customers impacted, we will proactively contact and automatically pay any customer entitled to compensation so customers don’t need to get in touch with us directly about this."
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