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Whale just misses paddle boarder

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Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Paddleboarder has close call with whale
The paddleboarder managed to stay upright.

OCEANSIDE, California (WTVD) -- A woman taking video of a paddle boarder with her phone caught the moment when a whale leaped out of the water - nearly hitting the person.



It happened over the weekend in Oceanside, California.



You can hear the woman's stunned reaction in the video.



The paddle boarder managed to stay upright despite the huge splash.



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