Australian surfer knocked unconscious by whale
- 11 years ago
A surfer was knocked unconscious by a whale at Australia's famous Bondi Beach on Sunday, local media reported.
Australia's Seven Network captured aerial vision, shot from a helicopter, of a whale swimming in the waters off the shore of Bondi Beach shortly after the incident took place.
Bishan Rajapakse was surfing with a friend at one of Sydney's most popular city beaches on Sunday morning when he saw a whale near him in the water, local media said.
The 38-year-old told reporters he was stunned being so close to the marine mammal, adding the next thing he remembered was waking up on the sand.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) SURFER BISHAN RAJAPAKSE, SAYING:
"I just remember this magnificent whale slowly coming to the right of me and coming for another look, and, you know, I just kind of felt like talking to it like a dog or an animal, and say 'hey', you know, that was it. Maybe it was giving me 'high five', I don't know."
(SOUNDBITE) (English) SYDNEY BUSINESSMA
Australia's Seven Network captured aerial vision, shot from a helicopter, of a whale swimming in the waters off the shore of Bondi Beach shortly after the incident took place.
Bishan Rajapakse was surfing with a friend at one of Sydney's most popular city beaches on Sunday morning when he saw a whale near him in the water, local media said.
The 38-year-old told reporters he was stunned being so close to the marine mammal, adding the next thing he remembered was waking up on the sand.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) SURFER BISHAN RAJAPAKSE, SAYING:
"I just remember this magnificent whale slowly coming to the right of me and coming for another look, and, you know, I just kind of felt like talking to it like a dog or an animal, and say 'hey', you know, that was it. Maybe it was giving me 'high five', I don't know."
(SOUNDBITE) (English) SYDNEY BUSINESSMA