‘Once-in-a-lifetime experience’: Divers get up-close look at Pacific octopus near Ogden Point

There was some incredible underwater footage from Ogden Point over the weekend. Divers Roger Botting and Melissa Elle captured video of a giant Pacific octopus about 15 metres down. Elle puts her hand on a nearby rock, and the creature almost seems to give her a handshake.

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