Boris Johnson nearly drowned while on vacation in Scotland | He went to sea with a kayak and the current took him to the sea

The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, widely criticized this week after praising a gesture by Margaret Thatcher, was back in the center of the media scene. This time, as The Times reveals, the outcry was not caused by political clumsiness but by a accident suffered by the official during the last vacation, in which he almost drowned.

In August 2020, the Prime Minister rented a three-bedroom country house on the Applecross Peninsula, Scotland, to take a break with his wife Carrie Symonds and their son Wilfred. Within days of her arrival, however, the location of the house was leaked to the media and her stay had to be cut short.

This Sunday, The Times newspaper ensured that the holidays in Scotland were even more disastrous than previously believed. According to the British newspaper, While on a canoe trip out to sea, Johnson reportedly lost control of the situation and put his life in danger.

“He almost drowned. He was swept away by the current. He was pushed by the waves and found himself going further and furtherA source told The Times. When Johnson went missing, his escort thought of sending a helicopter to search for him. However, according to the informant, the Prime Minister managed to row towards the shore and halfway there he was. was able to meet him again with the bodyguards, who went to help him by swimming.

“It was good in the end, but it could have been a disaster”added the source. Downing Street, meanwhile, declined to comment on what happened.

The revelation about the disastrous holiday in Scotland came after the wave of repudiation the Prime Minister reaped after highlighting the closure of the coal mines ordered by Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.

Johnson has also been embroiled in another shameful case related to coronavirus protocols in recent days. According to local press, the British Prime Minister has reportedly been close on several occasions to an official who tested positive for covid-19 after flying with him to Scotland. However, it was officially assured that the Prime Minister did not have close contact with this person, so it was decided that he would not isolate himself.