Visitors to an aquarium in Thailand got a significant surprise this week when Santa Claus swam by, carrying a sack complete of meals and surrounded by shoals of curious fish.
The basement aquarium in the Bangkok purchasing mall was the final location households have been expecting to see Father Christmas, equipped with fins, oxygen tank and a dive mask.
Children hopped up and down and pointed excitedly, mesmerised by a Santa in a floppy red hat waving whilst floating above the coral and circled by angelfish.
“She been running all the way down here to see the diving Santa,” Frenchman Jean Baptise Richard stated of his 4-year-old daughter, Maya, a frequent visitor to the aquarium.
“Normally, she never stays here more than 30 seconds, so today it’s already five minutes,” he stated.
The fish consume from the hand of Santa, who interacts with guests and poses for photographs from the other side of the glass.
The lady in the wetsuit beneath the Santa outfit is Nichakarn Sariwong, an employee of the marine life centre, whose job is commonly to appear following the fish and clean and sustain the aquarium.
“It’s Christmas time, so I dress as a Santa for about three or four days to feed fish. The kids love the show so much,” stated Nichakarn.