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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Meredith Clark

Scuba diver shows how to escape a shark attack with a live shark demonstration

TikTok / @mermaid.kayleigh

A scuba diver has gone viral after explaining how to escape a potential shark attack – by demonstrating on an actual shark.

Kayleigh Grant is a professional scuba diver and co-founder of Kaimana Ocean Safari tours in Hawaii. Grant – who goes by the username @mermaid.kayleigh on TikTok – has more than one million followers on the app, where she posts videos exploring the deep blue sea and her encounters with its underwater creatures.

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