A lifeguard got into trouble on the Italian Riviera Friday after leaving a blow-up doll in his place while he took a break.

Coast guards checking safety standards along the coast came across the doll sitting in the lifeguard's deckchair with his vest on and his whistle sticking out of her mouth.

She had a pair of binoculars and a lifebuoy close to hand.

The lifeguard was tracked down and fined 1,000 euros.