An Australian weather presenter was taken to hospital after a crab clamped onto her finger during a live fish market segment in Sydney on Friday.
The Today Show’s Taylor Haynes had asked a seafood seller to show viewers his most expensive catch when she was handed the large crab.
Holding it up to camera, she jokingly leaned in for a mock kiss — but the moment quickly turned painful when the crustacean suddenly latched onto her finger.
At first laughing, Haynes’ tone quickly shifted as she realised the crab wouldn’t release its grip.
“Ah, it’s got my finger!” she cried, as cameras zoomed in on the claw tightly enclosing her hand before she urgently signalled for the shot to cut back to the studio.
She later returned on air with an update — minus the crab, but visibly shaken and unable to move her fingers. Haynes said the stallholder had eventually been forced to pry the crab’s claw open using a metal bar.
“The pain is real. I’ve got no movement. It’s awful,” she said, holding her hand in a cup of cold water.
“It was holding on for dear life. I’m still in shock.”
Haynes confirmed she would not be completing her usual weather presentation later in the bulletin and instead headed to hospital for treatment.