Children who wear mermaid tails and single-fin pool toys are at greater risk of drowning, a new study has found. The popular aquatic products binds a child's legs together and acts as a flipper so ...

Mermaid tails should not be called children's toys, but "an accessory, such as a pair of flippers, a snorkel or a mask." That's according to Vancouver's Lori Papajohn, one of several people who ...

A study into the drowning risks for children wearing mermaid tails and fins showed they can reduce a child's ability to swim by up to 70 per cent, dramatically increasing the chances of drowning. The ...

Disney’s live action remake of “The Little Mermaid” may have relied heavily on CGI and other technology to turn people into merfolk, but there is a rapidly growing industry to make people’s mermaid ...

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EDMONTON — Krista Visinski is determined to be a mermaid, even if she’s not allowed in the water right now. The Edmonton mother has been preparing for more than a year to become a professional sea ...

Real-life 'mermaids' pods are attracting a growing number of curious beachgoers as they spring up across Australian beaches. Lauren Metzler founded Sydney Mermaids earlier this year after injuring her ...