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Diver goes viral on TikTok after filming herself swimming amongst school of fish

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A diver has gone viral on TikTok after filming herself swimming almost 2,000 metres below sea level.

Kayleigh Grant, 34, who has been based in Hawaii for the last 10 years, filmed herself plunging deep into the Pacific Ocean.

One clip she posted online shows herself swimming amongst a school of fish that twisted and turned around her.

Her incredible footage has been viewed 6.9 million times on her TikTok (@mermaid.kayleigh) and racked up 1.2 million likes.

"I love getting to share the beauty of the ocean and its inhabitants with the world,” Grant said.

"There are so many fascinating creatures and things happening in the ocean that I needed to share that with others.

"I’ve been swimming at a very young age but got into diving first while travelling in South America.

"I fell in love with the idea of being underwater as marine life always interested me!

"Sadly, there are also a lot of negative human impacts in the ocean as well. Once I saw first-hand things like pollution, animal harassment, overfishing, fishing debris, I knew I wanted to be a voice for the wildlife.

"I hope through my videos I can help people to fall in love with the ocean because we depend on her and she depends on us.

"Through these videos, I hope people choose to eat less or no seafood, pick up trash on coastlines, use reef-safe sunscreen and use less single-use plastic.”

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