Hyderabad, Aug. 1 -- Using shortcuts doesn't always go your way, and here is the proof; a British tourist was caught on video plunging deep into muddy water while attempting to take a short root by crossing a swamp.

The 50-year-old, Martin Lewis from Somerset, was on holiday with his wife Rachael on Fuvahmulah in the Maldives when the hilarious blunder was caught on camera.

In the clip, Martin can be seen slowly walking across mud before deciding to take off his sliders and trying not to get the cream trousers wet when he ended up completely submerged in muddy water.

When he gets on the moist ground, we can hear him say, 'I don't know how I'm going to get across, see my trousers are getting dirty,' in the video filmed by Rachael.

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