Divers left stunned after giant octopus hugs them before taking a selfie

Two divers have been left sunned after an encounter with one of the world's largest species of octopus. Chris Mullen, 35, from Carlisle, Cumbria, was diving with pal John Roney, 31, off the coast of his hometown of Vancouver Island, Canada, when the creature hugged them before taking a selfie.