THIS is the incredible moment a father broke into a water park at night to give his 11-year-old son the best birthday treat.
Security cameras caught the pair sneaking around and having fun in the deserted pool complex in Russia last week.
East2WestThe pair skipped through the shallow pool[/caption]
For a few minutes, the pair had the park to themselvesEast2West
East2WestThe son did his best cannon ball into the deserted pool[/caption]
Footage shows dad jogging into the pool area with his arm around his son – both in swimming trunks – before the boy legs it towards the water.
The pair frolic and splash in one of the pools before heading upstairs.
They run through shallow pools and explore every part of the park.
The young lad is clearly having a whale of a time cannonballing and diving with his dad.
But the father – who works at the Brosko Volna aqua park in Khabarovsk, Russia – faced the sack for his surprise gift for his son.
Water park boss Kseniya Rudenko admitted she could have fired the father.
But she said: “We had an incident – an employee secretly brought his son into the water complex.
“At night, just like in the movies.
“We later found out his motive — he wanted to celebrate his 11-year-old son’s birthday in a memorable way.”
She said: “We did not dismiss the employee. We looked into his situation, tried to understand why he acted this way.
“We talked with him, carried out an internal investigation, and discovered a blind spot in our staff operations, which we were able to fix thanks to this incident.
“His motive was a simple human desire to create an unforgettable moment for his child — to give him an experience he will happily remember for many years.
“Our reaction? At first we were shocked, then we laughed.”
The understanding boss said: “Sometimes life throws us these lessons not so that we vent our anger and impose punitive measures, but to remind us of something.
East2WestDad joined his son by leaping into this pool[/caption]
The dad points out the park to his 11-year-old son on his birthdayEast2WestEast2West
He was forgiven for by the park for his secret adventureEast2West
“Don’t we all have that pleasant feeling of genuine childhood joy?
“A memory that may even seem a little absurd, but still warms us?
“Let it continue to warm us, and let us create such memories for our own children — though in calmer, more appropriate ways.”
She made clear in future the opening hours were strictly 9am to 10pm.
“After all, even children’s memories sometimes have a schedule.”
East2WestThe park has a great selection of colourful slides[/caption]
East2WestThe dad works at the Brosko Volna water park, in Khabarovsk, Russia[/caption]