Tuesday 14th June 2016 by Alexandra Pollard Contributor | Photos by Screenshot

Tags: Download Festival

This man decided to dive headfirst into the Download mud

The festival was plagued by terrible weather - but some made the most of it

Download Festival bad weather, mud, man dives headfirst video

Photo: Screenshot

As you've probably already heard, Download - sorry, Drownload - was met with torrential rain this weekend, causing horrendous flooding and mudslides.

While this isn't the weather anyone hopes for from a festival, a few people decided to make the most of it. This man in particular, who launched himself headfirst into the mud several times.

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