A hotel owner has divided opinion after drenching a drunk man with water after she found him sleeping outside.
Lisa Bell did not take kindly to the boozed up bloke who had decided to take a nap in her hotel’s front garden.
The 46-year-old, who was expecting guests that had young children, failed in her initial attempts to get him to leave.
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So she decided to fill a bucket with ice cold water.
Lisa, owner of the Regency Hotel in Blackpool, then casually stepped outside and drenched the man.
The splash appeared to shock him out of his alcohol-induced nap and he was convinced to leave the premises.
A CCTV camera picked up the moment on Sunday (6 Apr).
“He was extremely drunk and I couldn’t wake him up,” Lisa Bell told Need To Know.
“I had a family with young children who were due to arrive any minute.
“It wouldn’t be a great first impression, seeing him outside.
“He took it well and it worked.”
But members of the public were split on her actions.
Niall said: “Let the man sleep.”
One claimed: “That’s assault by the way, regardless if you think it’s just water or not.”
Another said: “We had a homeless man sleep on our street one cold evening.
“I took him a coffee and something to eat.”
However, others saw the funny side.
Lee Harris stated: “Love it.”
Nikki Moore said: “This is brilliant.”
