Octopus steals GoPro

An underwater photographer dived into action to retrieve a GoPro after it was stolen by a cheeky octopus in Jervis Bay on Wednesday (5 July). Maree Clout from Jervis Bay Through My Eyes managed to wrangle the camera and selfie stick from the brazen cephalopod after it was taken from 15-year-old snorkeller Jesse Loffel near Murrays Breakwall in the Boderee National Park. “A young guy appeared next to us and when I asked him if he was ok, he replied that he needed our help,” Maree said. “I had all sorts of dilemmas go through my mind. I asked him what was wrong and his reply was ‘An octopus took my camera’. “He took us to where he last saw his camera and sure enough, there was the eight-armed ‘robber’ with each of them tightly wrapped around the GoPro. “After filming the octopus hugging his loot, I dived down and picked up the handle.” Maree said she wiggled the camera sideways a few times before the occy reluctantly let go. “He really didn’t want to let it go, s