Hotel worker almost trampled by ‘stampede' of guests rushing for sunbeds
Take cover, the daily sunbed wars have commenced…
An innocent hotel worker has a narrow escape as holidaymakers charge through gates in a rush to get the prime poolside spots.
The scene was captured by Liam Pourhana as the combatants ran into the arena after the employee unlocked for the day.
The worker dropped his keycard and 'dared' to pick it back up as the race commenced.
Liam and his friend, Paul Nygaard, both engineers from South Shields, Tyne and Wear, managed to get to the front of the queue by arriving at the gates at 6.30am.
Liam said that more than 100 people were waiting for the rush to the pool – despite the gates only being opened at 8am.
The pair entered the daily sunbed wars on July 20 during their stay at the four-star Spring Bitácora Hotel in Tenerife.
Liam wrote on Facebook: 'The security guard dared to pick his key card back up haha.'
Liam appeared to be second in the race, as guests ran to the poolside with towels tucked under their arms.
'After paying £5,000 to stay here, it's a joke getting up earlier than you would for work,' he told Luxury Daily Travel.
'If you don't get up and get in the queue, you're not getting a sunbed.
'You have to queue from 6:30am, despite the pool gate not opening until 8am. About 100 people rushed towards the beds, some were even throwing towels over people's shoulders to beat them.
'The security guard dropped his card and didn't want to risk the stampede.'
In another video, he provided evidence of his prowess in the sunbed games, writing: 'Me at the front smoking it. First towel down.' More Trending
One person exclaimed: 'You've gotta proper leg it for a bed?!'
Another competitor took the holidaymaker to task, saying 'I have a nice lie in' before removing towels where there are no people.
The person asked: 'How you gonna prove it's your chair?'
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