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Whale Attack Near Leadbetter Beach
A bizarre story from just off our coast.
A whale attacked a boat and sent two people to a local hospital. It happened late Wednesday afternoon just a half mile from Leadbetter Beach.
The whale, possibly a grey whale, at least 30 feet long attacked the boat, not once, but three times.
The whale destroyed the upper deck of a brand new Bayliner named "Blind Girl." The boat was totaled.
The owner says when the whale attacked a second time, it knocked him out of his chair. The whale pinned the boat's passengers to the side of the Bayliner.
One person was rushed to the hospital with severe cuts and other injuries. The owner suffered minor injuries, and another passenger received cuts and 5 broken ribs.
One of the passengers says they were talking about whale watching moments before the whale hit them.
The first boat to come to the rescue was a whale watching boat.
A bizarre story from just off our coast.
A whale attacked a boat and sent two people to a local hospital. It happened late Wednesday afternoon just a half mile from Leadbetter Beach.
The whale, possibly a grey whale, at least 30 feet long attacked the boat, not once, but three times.
The whale destroyed the upper deck of a brand new Bayliner named "Blind Girl." The boat was totaled.
The owner says when the whale attacked a second time, it knocked him out of his chair. The whale pinned the boat's passengers to the side of the Bayliner.
One person was rushed to the hospital with severe cuts and other injuries. The owner suffered minor injuries, and another passenger received cuts and 5 broken ribs.
One of the passengers says they were talking about whale watching moments before the whale hit them.
The first boat to come to the rescue was a whale watching boat.