Watch: Russian Girl Breaks Ankle After Jumping Into Frozen Lake

The video attached in the article shows the excruciating moment a woman fractured her ankle - after taking a running jump into a frozen lake.

Footage shows the unnamed woman stripping to her underwear before discarding her hat and running across a boardwalk towards the lake in Russia.

She can be seen leaping in a 'bomb' position - holding her hands under her knees - before slamming into the rock hard ice coating the stretch of water.

A loud bang can be heard as the clip shows the woman hitting her head and sliding across the surface.

She holds out her arms in surprise as a man filming then jump bursts into laughter and rushes over to the woman.

After gathering her senses, she stumbles back to the boardwalk and asks for a hand up.

The woman can be heard wincing with pain as she walks gingerly back to her seat.

Pictures later emerged showing her heavily bandaged left ankle.

It is not yet clear exactly where in Russia the incident took place or when it was filmed.