Moment a flyingfish picks a woman’s pocket, takes her phone: ‘So unexpected’ #shorts

Apparently not even the middle of the ocean is safe from pickpockets: Video captured the astonishing moment a flyingfish leaped into a boat and “made off” with a woman’s smartphone, proving you don’t have to be an angler to have a fish on the line. “What happened was so unexpected,” the woman’s relative Cha Ursal told Jam Press of the freak accident, which occurred on June 19 off the coast of Leyte province in the Philippines. Ursal and the burgled victim, Neressa Ursal Maquilan, had embarked on a boat expedition to pay respects to their dearly departed aunt at a cemetery. That’s when a scaly gatecrasher decided to spoil the party. In the wild clip, shot by by a friend, Ursal can be seen posing for a pic with Maquilan, whose phone is resting precariously on her lap. Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/07/12/flying-fish-steals-womans-phone-in-wild-video/ #philippines #flyingfish #caughtoncamera The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Subscribe to New York Post Sports: https://www.youtube.com/c/nypostsports Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost