An average day in the water for a kiteboarder in California became a memorable one when he boarded straight over the back of a humpback whale.
In a video posted to Facebook by Andrei Grigoriev last month, the kiteboarder can be seen surfing normally when his board suddenly glides over a humpback whale.
The incident took place off the coast of San Francisco’s Crissy Field Beach.
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Grigoriev wrote on Facebook that the whale “appeared to hit him twice.”
“First drifted underneath, scaring the hell out of me, then made a turn and in 15 seconds came back on high speed, splashing fountains and rolling,” Grigoriev said. “These guys r playing it hard.”
The kiteboarder appeared surprised after he collided with the whale, looking at the camera and waving his arms in excitement.
