WATCH: Scary moment mermaid's tail gets caught on reef

A South African professional mermaid had a brief scare while swimming in a Randburg shopping mall aquarium, on Saturday, November 25.

Video taken by Zizwe Ndwandwe shows the mermaid waving and blowing a kiss at people outside of the aquarium.

Swimming upwards her tail catches on the reef at the bottom of the tank. Struggling for breath, she quickly removes the tail and swims to the surface.

Speaking to Storyful, Ndwandwe said a male mermaid in the tank also had their tail snag, adding that luckily another mermaid was there to help free him.

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[beezicheezi]

It’s the way the girl in the background started crying when she saw the tail come off-

[imranbecks]

She got legs faster than Ariel did and she didn't have to lose her voice for them either!

[mr.dueezy]

Ursula's spell activated while she was swimming under water😂😂😂

[GBEU]

“It’s proof that it’s not always better down where it’s wetter” 😭😭 who tf added that part

[George-gbzn]

She went from Ariel to Shamika
In 10 seconds

[OneteAm]

Poor girl, I really hope she is ok! ❤❤ take care! 😊

[luwucian]

1_good thing that she have shorts
2_It is the best live action version so far of when Ursula grants her wish to have legs

[solucioness.a.s]

Owner: i don´t pay you to breathe i pay you to swim.

[fmvcreatorj]

Thats why the silicone tails have more of an advantage then the fabric and whimsy tails

[garyj.]

I just saw this clip from people posting it as a meme, I was watching it over and over again but I didn't see any funny angle about, she was in trouble she was almost die with that accident and people tend to make it funny

[Dannysoutherner]

Quick thinking on the swimmers part to unload the tail. Now she can tell the little kids that is how mermaids walk on land, by catching their tail on something and pulling it loose.

[MM-sqpf]

She would've been fine, they can breath underwater them mermaids

[Imnotsupposedbehere]

She definitely lied on that application 😂

[jaycecabot]

😂😂😂 imagine being a Lil kid and seeing this 😂😂😂😂

[RedPolarBearRanger]

This mermaid here is called Nokukhana the Mermaid Sister she did the the right thing here. She told me that is she an experienced swimmer, freediver, & mermaid which is why she was able to get herself out of danger here. I met her on social media and she told me how it went down what matters here I'm glad she's fine and been fine for months since.

[ilovegot]

What sad is none of the people watching sound concerned

[brandongreene]

This is how conspiracy theorists are born. “Nothing is real, it’s all lies.”

[duncan]

And this is why your boy stays away from water.

[oxyfee]

Remember when thousands of people called and complained to Discovery Channel when they found out their Mocumentary about Mermaids was fake? Yep! They actually thought they were real.😂🤣

[catman]

It's funny reading the incel's comments reacting to what a real woman looks like.