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'Mermaid' is attacked by a giant fish in bizarre viral video

By T.K. Randall
February 3, 2025 · Comment icon 11 comments

Living in the sea can be treacherous... (file image) Image Credit: Pixabay / KELLEPICS
A woman dressed as a mermaid was performing at an aquarium when a large fish almost swallowed up her head.
In a scene you definitely won't see in Disney's classic animated film The Little Mermaid, a woman who was performing as a mermaid at an aquarium found her entire head being engulfed by the huge mouth of a Chinese sturgeon when the animal unexpectedly swam up behind her.

The bizarre incident, which was caught on video, took place at China's Xishuangbanna Primitive Forest Park where the 'mermaid' - Mariia Zelenina - was performing in an aquatic show.

While submerged underwater, she was suddenly approached by the huge fish which came right up behind her and attempted to eat her, swallowing up her head in the process.

Fortunately, Zelenina was able to break free and swim to the surface after just a few seconds.
"We had a show," she told PEOPLE Magazine. "I did the first solo, another girl was waiting for me to do my solo. I almost finished it and was supposed to surface, but a fish pounced on me."

"I didn't understand what was going on, I began to push her away and get out of her mouth. When I surfaced, I realized that I didn't have glasses."

"I was shocked, I didn't feel anything."

Zelenina did sustain a wound on her face and had to be taken to hospital, but was otherwise unscathed. She is now waiting for her injury to heal before returning to the water.

You can check out a video of the incident below.



Source: People.com | Comments (11)




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Comment icon #2 Posted by Cho Jinn 14 days ago
That girl had a whale of a problem!
Comment icon #3 Posted by josellama2000 14 days ago
fish are getting smart now, it tried to get head from the beautiful mermaid
Comment icon #4 Posted by MissJatti 11 days ago
The title is clickbait
Comment icon #5 Posted by Still Waters 11 days ago
How so?
Comment icon #6 Posted by MissJatti 11 days ago
In the title, Mermaid... then in the post itself, ' woman dressed as a mermaid' lol
Comment icon #7 Posted by Abramelin 11 days ago
The title doesn't just say Mermaid, but 'Mermaid'. Should tell you something.
Comment icon #8 Posted by joc 11 days ago
Totally bizarre video...ouch!
Comment icon #9 Posted by Saru 10 days ago
Echoing what @Abramelin said above - the title has the word 'mermaid' in inverted commas to make it clear that it is not referencing a literal mermaid.
Comment icon #10 Posted by Abramelin 10 days ago
You just have to spell it out for some.
Comment icon #11 Posted by MissJatti 10 days ago
When I first read the title, I was thinking something in the way of cryptid.. be it fake, hoax etc.. not someone dressed up for a show. Silly me I guess. Whatever and nevermind


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