Police are trying to track down a couple caught having sex on a public fountain in broad daylight.

Undeterred by passers by, the brazen duo got frisky on top of a historic fountain in the middle of a public square in the Russian city of Samara.

The pair's raunchy encounter, which goes on for about 15 minutes, was filmed by 26-year-old Aleksey Douhov.

The video, which has become one of the most watched on Russian social media, shows a woman sitting astride a man, who is lying on the fountain wall, as people walk past.

At the end of the clip, the woman climbs off the man, they get dressed and then both walk off laughing.

After the footage went viral, angry local MPs alerted police, who are now trying to track down the pair.

The public romp is the latest in a string of 'sexcapades' which have taken place across Europe recently.

Earlier this month a pair were pictured having an underground station in Vienna.

An amorous duo were also snapped having sex next to a cash machine in the foyer of a bank, in Oviedo, in northern Spain.