See how an Alaska paddleboarder escaped a close encounter with a humpback whale

See how an Alaska paddleboarder escaped a close encounter with a humpback whale

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An Alaska man on a paddleboard escaped a close encounter with a humpback whale that surfaced right in front of him. Kevin Williams feared he would be knocked off his paddleboard by the whale so kneeled, then on all fours to steady himself. But the whale just turned on its side and glided under him, missing him with a fin sticking out of the water. Williams says he didn’t even get wet during the adventure in Prince William Sound, about 60 miles southeast of Anchorage. And it won't keep him off the water either: Williams says he plans another paddleboarding trip later Thursday.

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