VIDEO: Man has close encounter with humpback whale off Jersey Shore

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Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Video shows close encounter with a whale
Video from Brian Shea shows his close encounter with a whale off the Jersey Shore.

LONG BRANCH, New Jersey -- Video shows a New Jersey man's close encounter with a giant sea animal over the weekend.



Brian Shea said he was paddle-boarding near Long Branch, when a humpback whale came right up to his board.



Shea was not injured but was luckily recording video at the time.



He said he's never experienced anything like this in his 40 years in the water.

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