Craig David’s flying fish rescue mission ends in disaster

R&B hitmaker, Craig David was left red-faced after he captured video footage of the moment he tried to rescue a flying fish, but sadly it didn’t quite go to plan

Craig David has posted video footage of the hilarious moment he attempted to save a flying fish – only for things to soon go spectacularly wrong. The Rendezvous singer turned to Instagram in shock after discovering his well-natured rescue mission had backfired.

“Oh my days,” the 44-year old penned in a caption accompanying his clip. “Never expected the ending though. What a divine message to receive – we can’t control life’s plan.”

The video began with Craig delicately lifting the fish after it had leapt from the water onto wooden decking. “This is crazy… this fish literally just jumped out of the sea and you are going back in here my friend,” he declared while gently returning it to the ocean.

Yet within moments, the flying fish was devoured by a bigger fish that swooped in from behind it. “Oh dear,” the musician simply remarked afterwards.

Poking fun at Craig’s 2000 hit, 7 Days, one Instagram follower joked: “Met this fish on Monday. Threw him in the water on Tuesday. He was eaten up on Wednesday… and that was the end of the week for the fish.”

Another viewer joked: “It came to you for safety and you sent it to its death.”

A third remarked: “I was randomly scrolling on TikTok and thought that was one of those AI videos until I realised that it was actually Craig David speaking!”

While a fourth Instagram user admitted: “I’m going to Hell because I couldn’t stop laughing and the more times I watched it the funnier it got.”

And even fellow pop star, Rita Ora weighed in, declaring: “You can’t make it up.”

According to National Geographic, flying fish can be spotted leaping out of warm ocean waters across the globe.

“Their streamlined torpedo shape helps them gather enough underwater speed to break the surface, and their large, wing-like pectoral fins get them airborne,” the magazine explains.

It goes on to say: “Flying fish are thought to have evolved this remarkable gliding ability to escape predators, of which they have many.

“Their pursuers include mackerel, tuna, swordfish, marlin, and other larger fish. For their sustenance, flying fish feed on a variety of foods, including plankton.”

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