A man who was spotted with a very unorthodox method for towing his boat through Coolangatta has turned out to be a social media prankster.

A video posted to TikTok by @tashontiktokxoxo shows an elderly man towing his boat with a mobility scooter.

A person donning roller-skates can be seen following close behind.

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But Breenie has an update on the show this afternoon, and it turns out there’s more to the story.

Nine News weather presenter Luke Bradnam says it turns out it’s a bit of a social media stunt.

Press PLAY below to hear them explain more

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Image: @tashontiktokxoxo / TikTok