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47-tonne whales swim underneath paddle boarder
Drones off the coast of Western Australia have captured amazing footage of two majestic Southern Right whales swimming underneath a stand-up paddle boarder.
Esperance local, Dave Price, can be seen floating through the turquoise waters at Fourth beach while two 47-tonne whales swim, almost inquisitively, mere metres away.
Jaimen Hudson rushed down to the beach with his drone to capture the whales on camera when he heard there were frolicking off the coastline.
“I set up my equipment on the footpath and flew the drone out,” Mr Hudson told ABC Online. “Dave Price who lives close by, was just making his way over to the whales on his stand-up paddle board and they were really inquisitive and came over to meet him.”
Offering a perfect bird’s eye view of the encounter, since Mr Hudson uploaded the video online last week it has since garnered an overwhelming response and has even been used in a number of international television reports.
“There was one time when the whales lifted their head up and looked up over Pricey’s board. They were so inquisitive and wanted to know what he was,” Mr Hudson adds. “I don’t think it was dangerous, the whales moved to where he was and the whole time they were very slow moving and peaceful.”
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