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Blue haired 'mermaid' wrestles man-eating great white sharks in open water for fun
deadliest water beasts on earth – and she does it for fun.Nandile Ndhlovu, the self-styled Black Mermaid, is a free diver and, alongside shark biologists Alison Twoner and Leigh de Necker, the 33-year-old swims freely and even wrestles with Great White Sharks.Done in the name of science, she does the latter so that she can get them onto bait ropes in order to allow scientists to tag and study them.READ MORE: OnlyFans star Elle Brooke convinced aliens exist as she reckons 'something is out there'This helps to understand any new migration patterns developing in the area where she swims in South Africa.Recalling the first time she did it, she said: “I will not lie, I was scared.“I've never been so nervous.“People think that the kelp forests prevent great white sharks entering the space, but that's not true and I was terrified because you're in this place with an abundance of food and you don't want to be right next to the food truck when one turns up.“I came face to face with pyjama sharks and leopard sharks but every single moment, when this strong swell comes through, you don't know what else is coming. “I recognize every time I enter the ocean that I'm on borrowed time.” Miraculously, Nandile can hold her breath underwater for a ridiculously long four minutes – which helps when you're taking on a killing machine.
