Not Your Disney Mermaid: Real-Life Aquarium Performer Survives Giant Fish Attack

Something you won’t find in the Disney movie The Little Mermaid happened at a Chinese aquarium. Performing a mermaid act, a talent at the event named Mariia Zelenina had her head suddenly sucked into the mouth of a massive fish, a Chinese sturgeon!
The strange incident occurred during a performance at China’s Xishuangbanna Primitive Forest Park. The big fish came up behind her and had her whole head in its mouth — while Mariia was struggling underwater, holding her breath as part of her mermaid performance.
Fortunately, after a brief moment, Mariia broke free and quickly swam to the surface. “I was doing my solo performance when the fish attacked me,” she told PEOPLE Magazine. “At first, I had no idea what was happening… As soon as I came up to the surface, I realized my goggles were gone. I was really surprised, but I didn’t have any pain,” she said.
Mariia needed stitches for a cut on her face, and she went to the hospital, but she wasn’t badly hurt. Now she’s waiting for her injury to heal before returning to performing in the water.
(Source: Unexplained-Mysteries.com)
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