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Ithaca: Wild boar chases two tourists into the sea – Watch video

"Looks cute from a distance," wrote the tourist who posted the video

Newsroom August 1 12:55

Two tourists had an unexpected encounter while enjoying their swim near Ithaca.

While they were swimming in the crystal-clear waters around the islet of Atokos, near Ithaca, the women were “attacked” by a wild boar that was already in the water and rapidly heading straight toward them.

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In a video uploaded to TikTok, the two women can be seen in the water when suddenly a wild boar appears, swimming and moving directly toward them.

Terrified, they began backing away, with the wild boar in hot pursuit. “Looks cute from a distance,” the tourist who posted the video commented.

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@aleks_jevtic She was cute from the distance 😭@grace ray @Allegra 🎀 ♬ Carmen Habanera, classical opera(1283412) – perfectpanda

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