An unidentified man stunned patrons and staff at a popular Toronto aquarium when he stripped naked, hopped a security barrier and jumped into a large shark tank during a jazz night at the facility B次元官网网址� a stunt officials are calling premeditated.

The man spent several minutes swimming in the tank with sand tiger sharks, sawfish and moray eels at RipleyB次元官网网址檚 Aquarium of Canada, located beside TorontoB次元官网网址檚 CN Tower, around 10:30 p.m. Friday as a crowd looked on.

At one point, according to officials and videos posted online, the man briefly paused his swim and appeared to be getting out at the urging of security guards. A moment later, he dove backwards into the tank as onlookers let out a cheer.

The aquarium said the man was with a woman when he entered and exited the facility, but left behind his jacket and T-shirt as he scrambled to leave before police officers arrived.

B次元官网网址淚t was premeditated and intentional,B次元官网网址� the aquariumB次元官网网址檚 general manager Peter Doyle told The Canadian Press on Monday. B次元官网网址淗e wasnB次元官网网址檛 here to enjoy jazz night because he was only here for 20 minutes.B次元官网网址�

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The aquarium B次元官网网址� which said it is B次元官网网址渨illing to press all appropriate chargesB次元官网网址� over the incident B次元官网网址� said the incident took place during a bi-weekly event called Friday Night Jazz, which features live music and cash bars.

The facilityB次元官网网址檚 surveillance footage shows the man and a woman bought tickets to the event at 10 p.m. and made their way directly to the B次元官网网址渄angerous lagoon,B次元官网网址� the 2.9 million-litre tank that is the centrepiece of the tourist attraction, Doyle said.

The man jumped into the pool at 10:26 p.m. and was out five minutes later, the general manager said.

B次元官网网址淚t seems crazy heB次元官网网址檇 spend $70 coming for 20 minutes,B次元官网网址� Doyle said.

At 10:31 p.m. on Friday night, RipleyB次元官网网址檚 called police for an B次元官网网址� indecent exposure incident.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淲e arrived on scene within seven minutes and he was already gone,B次元官网网址� said Toronto police spokeswoman Katrina Arrogante.

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Doyle said itB次元官网网址檚 unclear if the man was intoxicated, and noted that he did not appear to have a drink at the aquarium.

Police are now looking for the man, believed to be 35 to 40 years old.

B次元官网网址s posted online show a bald man swimming in the tank as sharks and other fish pass underneath, with a security guard yelling at him to get out of the water. As he gets out of the tank, the videos show a woman in a leopard-print outfit handing him his clothes before he walks away.

B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檝e never had an incident like this before,B次元官网网址� Doyle said. B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檝e never seen this in my 25 years working in aquariums.

Liam Casey , The Canadian Press

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