Octopus Grabs Hold Of Aussie Diver's GoPro Camera, Intense Round Of 'Tug Of War' Ensues
On Wednesday, an "eight-armed robber" was on the run in Jervis Bay waters off the NSW south coast, almost stealing a camera but obtaining an amazing underwater story.?
Octopus grabs Aussie man's GoPro
Jesse, 15, was shooting an octopus "at a safe distance" with his GoPro when the animal decided it wanted the camera for itself in a video that was uploaded on Facebook, but now stands deleted.?
"It slowly reached out a tentacle and grabbed the selfie stick, pulling the camera in," Karen Johnson, Jesse's mother, told Yahoo News Australia.?
"A tug-of-war ensued, and the octopus won."?
Jesse remained nearby and "occasionally tugged" on the camera, perplexed by the unexpected turn of events. He eventually had to seek assistance.?
Jesse approached two snorkellers in the water for help, one of them admitted to having "all sorts of dilemmas" go through his head when thinking about what the young diver might need help with.?
Hearing Jesse exclaim, "An octopus took my camera," was not a scenario the snorkeller had contemplated.?
"He took us to where he last saw his camera, and sure enough, there was the eight armed robber with each of them [tentacles] tightly wrapped around the GoPro," the snorkeller said on Facebook.?
The man was successful in getting the GoPro back
He "had no choice" but to take up the GoPro with the "heavy" animal attached, moving the camera gently before ultimately liberating the GoPro after attempting to release it from the octopus' hold.?
"I wiggled the camera sideways a few times, and he reluctantly let go," explained the snorkeler.?
Karen subsequently published the GoPro clip of the octopus snatching the camera from her kid online.
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