Surfer gets pushed by manta ray at Flagler Beach

[@mitseraffej5812]

As a teenager back in the mid 1970s in New Zealand, I was surfing at dusk in about 3 feet of water when a friend was knocked off his board by an orca chasing stingrays. It sure did traumatise us.

[@tommygunnggg1127]

Holy shit, I'm amazed they don't jus say fuck it n grab us up where slow easy to catch, the orcas in New Zealand are the ones that have learned how to catch rays n get the stinger off aren't they

[@PeterD4268]

Thankfully orcas have never killed humans in the wild

[@robert48044]

Dude, when the surfer went over that wave and saw a fin I would've been going back to shore

[@AdventureswithLandon]

Woah!

[@moment-of-glory]

Nature moment

[@nathanielhurley3960]

This is what happens when a movable object meets an unstoppable manta ray.

[@krolltheknight]

Manta: “Sir, out of my way I’m late for work”

[@davidking7216]

Manta Ray: "There's a family of Tiger sharks headed this way..don't say I didn't warn you"

[@dannysan1272]

Manta: “YOU KNOW DA RULEZ”

[@drixc1]

Ya know da rulez "mufucka"

[@Willsurf]

There actually very friendly and curious creatures! gotta love em!

[@tdenzel101]

Steve says otherwise

[@-N-A-]

@@tdenzel101manta rays have no stingers, they’re harmless

[@Willsurf]

@@tdenzel101bummer. Well, my encounter was fun. Something like this happened but it seemed like it just wanted to say hi. They aren't violent creatures by nature.

[@kevinsouza7744]

@@tdenzel101 Stingrays are not manta rays.

[@hafirenggayuda]

And Steve's are terrible accident. Both Steve and the stingray don't expect each other

[@alexanderhaugen7009]

“Stay outta my lineup !”

[@ericg5791]

Less of the Manta approaching the surfer,and more of the surfer approaching the Manta in it's line of feeding,but still,what a magical unforgettabubble encounter

[@craigfield9447]

Had a magical experience with my young son 20 years ago when giant Smooth Spotted Stingray glided out of the deeper water off Depot Beach NSW South Coast. We ran out of the water to see this huge creature at least 2m wide swim into the shallow water eyeball us then glide away again. Never forgotten it.

[@fatdoggolovespizza]

He just calmly watches it bump into him and then proceeds to curiously follow it haha.

[@jakephillips4453]

It's a white people thing. They don't know how to leave wild animals alone.

[@michaelcrawford8401]

Brings new meaning to the phrase "surfer gets pushed by manta ray at Flagler Beach"

[@kenproctor6517]

2 manta rays went right under the crowd at Point Panic in Oahu summer of 1972 ... giant shadows silent passing below

[@hehexd4557]

What fins did you use

[@kenproctor6517]

@@hehexd4557 Greenough Spoon single fin and churchill fins

[@russianbot5554]

Nothing is more fun than murky water where you can’t tell what something is and something can’t tell what you are 😅

[@Akooks]

Bros like, locals only kook! 😂

[@HighEnergyHeroesFan]

U know deeee rules!!!! Pinch my salt

[@nathansmith5578]

I was on a trip in Mexico taking a boat to the mariettas islands, I spotted what I thought was a shark fin but it turned out to be a manta ray wing tip. The driver of the boat stopped so we could look. A frenchman jumped out of the boat with his snorkel to take a look. I don't know if the Manta Ray was threatened by him or what but it charged him and pushed him under the water for like thirty feet. The guy was pretty shaken by the experience and was bleeding on his leg. They have shark like skin apparently that cut him. It was freaky. I'm glad I didn't jump in. I still remember the guy saying in a french accent. "ze manta ray she take me" Pretty cool to see one that close.

[@scytheviper2748]

Seeing someone pushed that far underwater is WILD. I can only imagine how shaken up he was

[@drulamane]

“Ze manta ray she take me” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nathansmith5578]

Those words and accent are etched in to my mind. He was so shocked by the whole thing. Later I learned that our boat driver got in a bit of trouble from the other boat drivers for letting the guy jump in. But I thought the experience was great. Other than a cut leg, Everything was fine. The frenchman had a really good story. There were two manta rays there at the time. @@drulamane

[@ericg5791]

It obviously felt threatened by the guy,so pushed at him defensively

[@patroberts5449]

Maybe the Manta wanted a little French cuisine😜

[@GickelsGaming]

"immmaaa getttchaaaaaa ** BOOP**"

[@dennyliegerot4021]

I used to see mantas and eagle rays all the time when surfing the Flagler Beach area...pretty cool.

[@takotako808]

I had a manta donk me on the head one night while I was diving for lobster.. as soon I began my descent i was completely focused on the lobster i seen.... Out of nowhere I get whack in the head and think oh man it's over😅. Just to shine my light and see a group of mantas following me.

[@dangerfindertreasureseeker8905]

Ray - Ok kids this is a surfer try not to get too close . Nemo !!! You stay close to me !!! We are not having a repeat of last week !!!

[@Scxjunkie]

Beautiful human and nature interaction, more than what I expected, great vide

[@ohno209]

must have been such a relief realizing that it was just a confused manta ray

[@MrBreakthompson]

"Go back to the Valley kook!"

[@SSJ-rt2cz]

Manta Ray: "I can't outswim what's chasing me, But I can outswim you!".

[@matthewboshoff5455]

Water looks so dirty😢

[@JustMusicAndStuff]

what an amazing once in a lifetime encounter! they're beautiful creatures 😀

[@EmmaBalls-lm1uf]

Wow he wanted to give you a hug

[@sr43ezh]

"OI MATE! this is my wave, bugger off." :D

[@jeffg4686]

lol, crazy that they came right at you / him. I used to see them a lot close to sunset surfing the shorepound at Indialantic back in the 80s. They always freaked me because I was never QUITE CERTAIN what they were... (because they never came up to me like that - they were always just a little ways away so you could only see the fin)

[@zarahofshiloh7537]

I was camping at Santa Rosa Island near Pensacola, where I once lived and I was with my son who made the forth generation who camped there. The first generation just camped on the beech before there was a camp site; talk about roughing it. Any way, my son and I were body surfing with a stranger near by also. Then, I thought I saw a couple of shark fins in the waves and told my son to head back to shore as I and the man tried to identify it and it was three sting rays surfing in the waves having fun. I called my son back out to watch with us. They would swim out to catch a wave and come within a few feet and turn around and swim out again to catch another wave. It was awesome to see this behavior of sting rays just wanting to have fun in the surf, just like us. As a surfer would say, "It was totally gnarly dude!"😃

[@al151]

I know its just a Manta Ray but, muddy water and you can’t tell who is going to say “hi” next with very sharp teeth and immense bite force. Surfing is a very risky business

[@ivenAgario]

Dude that footage was awesome 😎

[@borndiffrent5898]

stingrays are a massive source of food for many things bigger than a car... and you're right alongside one.. thats crazy

[@codymoe4986]

Did you even read the video title? Manta Ray, not Sting Ray...

[@borndiffrent5898]

they're still food..... ur mad@@codymoe4986

[@shamarkwoodward1587]

that ray was trying to help him out it was probably something else in the water that would have ended him...

[@stephensmith4025]

I know they’re totally harmless. But that is terrifying.

[@robertcassey4014]

What a blessing! Good for you! ❤

[@DSplatter]

“OOOOHHHHH, lets name the zones, the zones the zones, let’s name the zones of the OPEN SEEEAAAA”

[@daviddoss1104]

That’s the way the manta ray feeds. Eating plankton. Probably didn’t even see the surfer in the dirty water.

[@luketwo]

He was just coming to say hi

[@hamsandwich1860]

The amount of shitbthat would come out of me if i was on that surfboard would be measured in metric tons.

[@sangleminh8797]

manta : get out of my way !

[@StopTheAgenda]

Holy Shit! That is so awesome!!! I can't believe how close this amazing animal is to the shore.

[@lightwarrior432]

Keep yo paws off me Sir! 😆😁😂

[@James_II]

That water looks grim !

[@uncleoj]

Manta ray heard a shark say, Imma eat anything today. I'm hungry af. bony humans. Everything so he helped out

[@scottdetter]

When I was 10 years old I was just past the sandbar in the gulf hanging on to my tiny rubber raft, when my brothers on the beach started screaming to me and pointing to the water behind me. When I turned around the only thing I saw were what looked like 2 shark fins 10 feet apart coming right at me! I screamed and got every part of my body on top of that rubber raft. Then the fins disappeared and I watched it swim directly underneath me. It wasn’t until then that I realized it was a manta ray. My brothers on the beach were laughing their heads off watching me scrambling around on my raft. It scared the hell out of me but was also the most beautiful sight I have ever seen. I’ll never forget that sight.

[@playhard4176]

From a distance it really looks like a shark, I was a little scared at first too:)

[@mikem4333]

Awesome....Congrats....Subscribed

[@boahnation9932]

That's a nice ray 😊

[@KubotaBob]

Im telling you some billionaire could offer me a billion dollars just to float on a surf board out there. My answer would be not a chance in hell would i even consider it. My life is worth more than the risk of being a statistic.

[@SmartyPoohBear]

Oh, I didn't realize manta rays had a back fin

[@user-rq2yk3rr6v]

Way cool in my diving days got to dive along side these giant rays!

[@charliecook-pt6gu]

thats an identity crisis it thinks its a shark

[@raymondcampusano2991]

I would never swin in such shady water.

[@Yuki_Ika7]

Fun fact: Manta rays are the most intelligent fish

[@davidc436]

Wow that's some scary ass brown water. Shark bait.

[@22onwheels12]

just there to talk to you about your boards extended warranty

[@Paul-ey1ct]

That water isn't very inviting it's the colour of mud😮.

[@kmaguire7161]

The moment I saw that little bit of fin I would have stood up on the water and run all the way back to the beach. I wouldn't have even had time to realize it was just a manta ray and not a shark.

[@kevinsheldrick917]

Guy seemed to be like, "Might not be a shark, I'll chance it"

[@Nedread]

Oh lawd he comin'!!

[@robertboykin1828]

betcha hiz hart was going like a trip HAMMER.

[@scorporsupremacy7948]

Wait Aqua Man and Black Manta are friends now 😮

[@aqualung1466]

That is some nasty water.

[@larryvilla6869]

I’m so high I thought that the coloring on this dudes board was sand

[@DeathsGarden-oz9gg]

Probably can't see him in all that muddy water.

[@lubbl1238]

The water look scary.

[@Victor.D137]

what gently creature!

[@sorrowfulsatchel679]

It was heading straight for the sand! Did it beach itself??

[@playhard4176]

No, he continued to chill close to the shore:)

[@Prod.Kenshinn]

Are you surfing while its raining.......? Might not be the.. best. idea....... ☠️

[@5_years_left]

Depthcharge on the hunt for Protoform X

[@tedstriker2000]

my thinking wud be - wots it getting away from

[@theodore1224]

I think I sh*t myself just from watching this lol

[@IrishPride7]

You just dont know whats lurking and people still put themselves in these positions

[@weaversong4377]

where is bro going

[@shafts2447]

Well, the waves there definitely won’t be able to push him.

[@zoebrugg7594]

Would have fracked out if it was me. Then kept trying to tell myself that it doesn't hurt people. (I live in Norther MN, I'm not a sea lover, just an admirer. Would freak out a little if I saw a dolphin like that!)

[@paulpazsak3665]

Finally a real video

[@thomasarcher4792]

Yikes! Murky Water! 🦈

[@codyschlenker6821]

To be fair, that water is dirty. Hard to see

[@timkasten343]

Bull and Tiger shark’s love murky waters. Especially after a heavy rain ~

[@cjod33]

And rays are one of their favourite foods as well 😂

[@dannamiller5476]

С мантой там все впорядке? Что то она слишком близко к берегу. Еще убьется. Или ее уже сьели?

[@playhard4176]

Всё нормально, она на чиле👌

[@dad_jokes_4ever226]

Now we know why the water's brown 😅😅

[@CarlaRFowler]

Why is he in that dirty water

[@pepercat17]

First off. This man clearly seen those find come up. I saw it on the first flip and was like “whoa, is that a shark?”. This the type of surfer we hear about on the news and his family is all shook that he got bit by a shark 😩😒. Nah. You saw that fin and kept swimming in that direction. Have some discretion brah. This dude lucky it was a manta and not a shark

[@playhard4176]

I'll be careful next time👌

[@sandman93449dm]

I ived there for several years..that is cool!

[@ElisaVenus-oi8gc]

amazing!

[@skepticalwhiteguy]

I thought it was a whale shark 😢

[@Ur-_-Killa-TV]

So cooool!! 👍

[@davidreynolds3082]

It was hardly a push, was it???

[@Gsmf652]

does anyone know what is the scientific explanation for this behavior? 🎉

[@mazewhite8687]

Surfer dans une eau boueuse n'est vraiment pas malin, c'est se mettre en danger pour rien si un requin en chasse n'est pas loin.

[@playhard4176]

So you can skip all the waves

[@mazewhite8687]

@@playhard4176 Tu peux surtout être confondu avec une proie et y laisser une jambe ou la vie. N'importe qui ayant un minimum de connaissances sur le sujet sais que surfer tôt le matin, en début de soirée, ou dans une eau très trouble, veut dire faire exploser les statistiques de danger si un requin passe par là !

[@playhard4176]

Thanks for your concern, I'll be careful

[@mazewhite8687]

@@playhard4176 Tu fais comme tu veux, mais surfer en eau claire serait mieux, au cas ou.

[@FirstLast.....]

It wanted to mate with your board I bet.

[@kevinka99]

how tf it didnt scared him yesterday I was surfing and a fish jumped in front of me and I screamed (the fish was small lol)

[@dreammaker9642]

You spend enough time on and around the sea you get used to it’s inhabitants. Looked like a small shark at first I’d be stocked.

[@DieserLukas]

Its nature man!

[@kane2440]

bro had to make shure his camera was recording 360p with that water sash he did

[@playhard4176]

😁

[@nunyafunyuns]

Completely harmless to humans. I hope it wasn't beaching itself.

[@douglaschandler199]

That was just great. AWESOME….

[@DeWaterState]

He was so lucky it was this nice guy, instead of his more aggreasive neighbors. The water is a great place to be, but I don't trust its residents. 😂😂😂

[@20pfredo]

Poor thing can’t see

[@andre-os9wk]

Locals Only ! 😹

[@chuckscott-cy7iq]

That was cool.

[@jealousmuch888]

Beautiful...still would've gave me a heart attack tho 💀