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Mermaid surprise for freedivers

FINDING out she was expecting a baby mermaid and seeing the original mermaid, an extremely rare dugong, have been the two most special moments for South Africa’s freediving champ Beth “The Mermaid” Neale and her partner Miles “Aquaman” Cloutier.

The couple have been filming the new set to start on Monday, May 3 on DStv People’s Weather (CH180) and Openview (CH115). The series will take viewers on a journey to a world under the

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