Torrance man has close encounter with rare whale shark off California coast

A Torrance man recently got the thrill of a lifetime when he saw a whale shark up close off the California shore. READ MORE: abc7.com/whale-shark-video-so...

[@marionabbott7173]

Once, I was on a tour boat heading to the Isles of Shoals, when a whale shark headed towards the boat. I'd never seen one before. It was huge and swam under the boat. I never saw such a large animal and held my breath ( not literally) until it showed up on the other side of us.

[@myrrhavm]

Been pumping El Niño for months now. Cold weather and rain expected this week and water is cold. Low 60s which is normal for this time of year off of HB. Fact is they shut down San Onofre, and the power plants in SoCal do not use sea water as a coolant anymore so the water is a lot colder than it used to be.

[@pesetamaya3509]

Beautiful, let's keep them protected California

[@mei6044]

Holy moly! Neat! 2 foot long babies? That must be cute!

[@lordhumungus3578]

Plot twist: Homeless have traded their RVs for shark subs.

[@NoOneHere2Day]

Lame.

[@girthgames6562]

Plot twist: it's your mom

[@lordhumungus3578]

@@girthgames6562 She was definitely a shark. Definitely a killer.

[@donlaguilles3525]

why are they here I wonder? - I swam with them in the Philippines back in 2015.

[@mhughes1160]

These all look like juveniles but still an amazing adventure 👍

[@Herbie11]

Poor thing is cold. Hope it finds it way back home.

[@isobelwhiteman2591]

Whoa amazing wish I lived there love to experience this 🥰

[@juliebullen5291]

beautiful creatures pity they are dining on all the waste litter and plastic😟😟

[@norapper6182]

Whale sharks are awesome why whale 😅 they are the biggest fish on our planet isn’t that amazing!!

[@WitchyWhale]

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