Wild spring break pictures show a Florida reveler being hauled to the ground and handcuffed — as fed-up authorities elsewhere in the state crack down on underage partying.
Photos taken by The Post in Fort Lauderdale Wednesday night show the mulleted young man, wearing a silver chain, black jeans and a tank top, lying face down on the ground while a police officer places him in handcuffs.
He is later seen being led away, still cuffed, by police.
A spring breaker on the ground as cops cuff him in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Romain Maurice for NY Post
The spring breaker being led by an officer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Romain Maurice for NY PostIt isn’t known what he was arrested for or whether he faces any charges.
The Fort Lauderdale Police Department did not respond immediately to requests for comment.
Other photos from the South Florida spring break hotspot show a young, worse-for-wear partygoer with his head in his hands, sitting in a parking lot.
More concerning video shows a young woman in a bikini on a paramedic’s stretcher, her gaze unfocused, with blood visible on her thigh as she is attended to by EMTs.
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Pictures show several isolated incidents of partygoers fighting and being held back by police.
It comes as another popular spring break destination on Florida’s Atlantic Coast, Daytona Beach, issued a weeklong curfew for minors to keep crowds under control.
The emergency ordinance bans anyone under the age of 18 from entering the special event zone in the city without a parent or guardian, MyNews13 reported.
Spring breakers take a sidewalk sitdown during a night out in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Romain Maurice for NY PostIt was approved after Daytona Beach saw more than 80 arrests and four shootings this past weekend, according to Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood, who implemented the “special event zone” in the city.
The affected zone stretches some 2.5 miles along the beach, from University Boulevard in the north to Silver Beach Avenue in the south.
An increased police presence is in place in many other areas of Florida this weekend, including in Broward County, where Fort Lauderdale is located.
Spring breakers dance at a club in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Romain Maurice for NY Post
Two spring breakers pose during a night out in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Romain Maurice for NY Post
Spring breakers dance at a nightclub in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Romain Maurice for NY Post
Spring breakers party in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Romain Maurice for NY Post
A spring breaker being arrested by police in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Romain Maurice for NY Post
A spring breaker scuffling in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Romain Maurice for NY Post
Spring breakers outside a club in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Romain Maurice for NY PostOn Tuesday, wild video showed a spring breaker being knocked out cold in a shocking brawl on a cop car outside a Fort Lauderdale bar.
Miami Beach police said there have been 168 arrests so far, down 20% from this time last year, Local10News reported.
