Surfer nearly swallowed by feeding whales

5 Nov 2011, 12:42 pm   -   Source: SBS staff
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Humpback whales nearly swallowed a Californian surfer. (Getty)

Humpback whales nearly swallowed a Californian surfer. (Getty)

A surfer in California had a close call when two enormous humpback whales leapt out of the water with their jaws open.

A surfer in California had a close call when two enormous humpback whales leapt out of the water with their jaws open.

The woman was paddling on a surfboard off the coast of Santa Cruz in California and narrowly escaped becoming lunch for the whales.

The whales both lunged out of the water just feet away from the woman before plunging back underneath the water.

According to ABC News, "scientists believe weather patterns have driven fish closer to shore this year and brought the feeding whales with them."

There have been several close encounters between residents and whales this year in the area.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoP1N0OyFic

 

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J - from Melb, 2 years ago

Worst story ever!

Really?

Bob - from Melbourne, 2 years ago

I doubt that there's any waves to be caught where they were. They were deliberately waiting by the fish to see the whales. No one looked surprised and it's looks that the surfer was the furthest away from the whales when they breached the water. Poor excuse for a story. This is the sort of the thing I expect from the Herald Sun.

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