Terrifying moment ‘mermaid’ nearly DROWNS after her tail gets stuck in aquarium in front of horrified crowd – The Sun

THIS is the terrifying moment a “mermaid” nearly drowned after her tail became entangled at the bottom of an aquarium tank.

Horrified spectators watched on as the performer began to struggle and their family day out took a turn for the worst.

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The “mermaid”, Gabriela Green-Thompson Kay, was performing an underwater routine for delighted children when disaster struck.

She waved and blew kisses shortly before she attempted to surface for air.

But her costume became caught, pining her beneath the water as she began to drown.

Fortunately the panicked young woman deployed a life-saving technique dubbed ” tail evacuation” where she was able to eventually wriggle out of the costume.

The method involves using her hands to force the tail down her legs and off of her body.

Once free, Gabriela swam desperately for the top of the tank and was seen gasping for air, shaken up by the experience.

A video of the nightmare ordeal has been shared on TikTok and…