However, according to the Daily Mail, the 22-year-old performer, who is from Russia, suffered injuries to her face, neck, and eye. She apparently was instructed back into the water despite her injuries. The Daily Mail did not identify the type of fish, and some on social media claimed it was a shark.

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.

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.

The Russian mermaid animator, 22, was filmed being attacked by the fish in front of aquarium spectators in Xishuangbanna, China. In the clip, the creature is seen opening its jaws around her face, as onlookers at Xishuangbanna Primitive Forest Park reportedly screamed in horror.

As the ‘mermaid performer’ slowly ascended toward the surface, the giant fish lunged at her, clamping its jaws around her face.