Mariia Zelenina, 22, knew she was on the day’s schedule when she started her shift as a “mermaid” at an aquarium in China’s Yunnan Province earlier this week. She did not know, however, that she was also on the menu: Mid-performance during an aquatic show as part of her job at Xishuangbanna Primitive Forest Park,

An aquatic mermaid performer was swimming in an aquarium tank in China when she ran afoul of a human-sized fish that took a chomp on her head. Thankfully, the performer sustained only minor injuries in the incident, which was captured in video footage as onlookers watched in horror.

Terrifying footage of a giant fish attacking a young mermaid performer in China's aquarium is going viral on social media. The incident took place at the Xishuangbanna Primitive Forest Park in southern China.

A 22-year-old Russian mermaid performer named Masha was attacked by a giant fish during a performance at Xishuangbanna Primitive Forest Park in China. The incident, caught on video, showed the fish clamping its jaws around her face,

In a terrifying incident, a giant fish attacked a Russian aquatic artist performing as a mermaid at a Chinese aquarium. The incident occurred at the Xishuangbanna Primitive Forest Park in southern China on January 28.

In the viral video, the giant fish almost swallowed the Russian mermaid performer's face. Fortunately, the girl cleverly managed to escape and rushed to the surface of the aquarium tank.

In a shocking incident that has garnered widespread attention online, a young woman dressed as a mermaid faced a terrifying encounter with a massive fish while entertaining children at the Xishuangbanna Primitive Forest Park in southern China.