Moment two panicking influencers scramble to get out of the water off Greek island after being chased by a wild boar as local shouts 'it's not safe in there'
While the TikTokers were enjoying the blue waters off the uninhabited Atokos island near Ithaca on a group trip, a wild boar also having fun in the sea picked up speed and began to swim towards them.
In a video uploaded to social media, the two digital content creators can be seen swimming quickly towards their friend in a boat after a local is heard shouting: 'You have to go out, it's not safe out here.'
'Oh my God, he's actually close to you!' another influencer calls out from the boat, alerting her friends to the narrowing distance between them and the animal, as the women speedily breaststroke to safety.
The pig looked 'cute from the distance,' one of the swimmers wrote in the caption to the video on TikTok.
'Getting chased by a pig in the middle of Greece hits different,' she wrote.
The rock island of Atokos, only four and a half square kilometres, is in the Ionian Sea off the coast of Acarnania.
The island can only be reached by boat and is famously home to a population of local pigs.
There is a mystery as to how the pigs first ended up on the remote and uninhabited island
There is a mystery as to how the pigs first ended up on the island. Some say sailors brought the four-legged creatures as a source of food before abandoning them.
Meanwhile, others claim the present population are descendants of swine that survived shipwrecks and subsequently made the island their permanent home.
There are several ways to enjoy the natural beauty of the remote island, including snorkeling through its crystal clear waters, sailing and hiking.
Greece is a popular holiday destination for Brits, and attracted over 30 million international tourists in 2024.
But holidaymakers travelling to the country this summer have been warned to brace themselves for extreme heat, as temperatures are expected to be higher than usual over the coming weeks.
The Acropolis, the ancient citadel in the capital city of Athens, closed several times in July to protect the safety of visitors and staff in high temperatures.
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Moment two panicking influencers scramble to get out of the water off Greek island after being chased by a wild boar as local shouts 'it's not safe in there'
This is the moment two influencers scramble to get out of the water off a Greek island as a wild boar chases them through the waves. While the TikTokers were enjoying the blue waters off the uninhabited Atokos island near Ithaca on a group trip, a wild boar also having fun in the sea picked up speed and began to swim towards them. In a video uploaded to social media, the two digital content creators can be seen swimming quickly towards their friend in a boat after a local is heard shouting: 'You have to go out, it's not safe out here.' 'Oh my God, he's actually close to you!' another influencer calls out from the boat, alerting her friends to the narrowing distance between them and the animal, as the women speedily breaststroke to safety. The pig looked 'cute from the distance,' one of the swimmers wrote in the caption to the video on TikTok. 'Getting chased by a pig in the middle of Greece hits different,' she wrote. The rock island of Atokos, only four and a half square kilometres, is in the Ionian Sea off the coast of Acarnania. The island can only be reached by boat and is famously home to a population of local pigs. There is a mystery as to how the pigs first ended up on the remote and uninhabited island There is a mystery as to how the pigs first ended up on the island. Some say sailors brought the four-legged creatures as a source of food before abandoning them. Meanwhile, others claim the present population are descendants of swine that survived shipwrecks and subsequently made the island their permanent home. There are several ways to enjoy the natural beauty of the remote island, including snorkeling through its crystal clear waters, sailing and hiking. Greece is a popular holiday destination for Brits, and attracted over 30 million international tourists in 2024. But holidaymakers travelling to the country this summer have been warned to brace themselves for extreme heat, as temperatures are expected to be higher than usual over the coming weeks. The Acropolis, the ancient citadel in the capital city of Athens, closed several times in July to protect the safety of visitors and staff in high temperatures.
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