Coverage dated July 19, 2023 to July 20, 2023

Alaska paddleboarder escapes a close encounter with a humpback whale

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He didn't even get wet when the giant creature surfaced right in front of him and swam under his board.

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23 articles, oldest first.

  1. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Alaska paddleboarder escapes close encounter with humpback whale (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska >> An Alaska man on a paddleboard escaped a close encounter with a humpback whale, not even getting wet during a tense few seconds caught on camera by friends and family as the giant creature surfaced right in front of him then glided under his board.

  2. MyNorthwest

    See how an Alaska paddleboarder escaped a close encounter with a humpback whale (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska man on a paddleboard escaped a close encounter with a humpback whale, not even getting wet during a tense few seconds

  3. KVUE

    Alaska paddleboarder escapes a close encounter with a humpback whale (opens KVUE)

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    KVUE's feed description

    He didn't even get wet when the giant creature surfaced right in front of him and swam under his board.

  4. New York Post

    ‘Puny’ paddleboarder comes face-to-face with ‘massive’ humpback whale in Alaska (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    “And it surfaced right in front of me, coming towards me,” Williams said. “Whoa! I love to see whales up close, but I’m on a paddleboard.”

  5. Fox News

    Alaska paddleboarder narrowly escapes collision with humpback whale (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A humpback whale appeared in front of an Alaskan paddleboarder as he was floating on Prince William Sound. The whale calmly glided away in a close encounter that could have gone south.

  6. KEYT Santa Barbara

    See how an Alaska paddleboarder escaped a close encounter with a humpback whale | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

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

  7. The Columbian

    Alaska paddleboarder has close encounter with whale (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska man on a paddleboard escaped a close encounter with a humpback whale, not even getting wet during a tense few seconds caught on camera by friends and family as the giant

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