Three people paid a fisherman to transport them across a river on a fishing boat to get some snacks after the bridge was temporarily closed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

In the video, captured in Lujiang County in eastern China's Anhui Province on February 18, a man rafted with three other people across a river.

Police officers on patrol arrested them when they just reached the shore.

According to reports, the three people wanted to buy some snacks from a market on the opposite side of the river but the bridge had been temporarily closed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

So they discussed with a fisherman and then paid him to transport them across the river.

Police told them off and sent them back, reports said.

因疫情防控，合肥市庐江县白山大桥临时封闭。2月18日，白山镇附近的一条小河上，一条小渔船向对岸缓缓“驶”来。原来，是某村“按捺不住”的三人付钱找了船夫，由船夫划着桨，三人坐着小渔船要去买零食。然而，小船刚靠岸，就被巡逻检查的民警依法扣押，在进行批评后，安排返回。（视频由庐江公安提供）