Get the M.E.N.'s Manchester Family newsletter for all the latest from school closures to ways to entertain the kids A Mancunian has explained why he has been scaring scores of Scousers - by dressing up as a "tree" to jump out at people heading towards Formby Beach.
Solomon Folorusho - whose YouTube persona is Alvin Hub - staged the 'bushman' prank at the entrance to the popular Merseyside resort.
Now, he's revealed why he did the prank - and it's to help him cope with tragedy, the Liverpool Echo reports. READ MORE: Sean Lock's skin cancer warning after one-night stand noticed mark on his back Footage captured him dressed from head to toe in fake leaves and stood next to a tree - before jumping out at unsuspecting beach-goers walking past.
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