“Bound by Curiosity: The Diver’s Unforgettable Encounter with a Playful Giant Beneath the Waves”
She continued, “I tried to get away from him for fear that if he rammed me too hard, or hit me with his flippers or tail, that would break my bones and rupture my organs […} f he held me under his pectoral fin, I would have drowned.”
Staying Calm In The Face Of Danger
Hauser claimed that she “didn’t want to panic because I knew that he would pick up on my fear.” While she was usually at peace around these animals, this was the scariest situation she had been in with one of them.
Her next step was to figure out how to get away from the whale. Although she had her team with her, there wasn’t much that they could do to interfere with a 25-foot long whale. All they could do was watch in horror and hope for the best.
The Whole Thing Was Caught On Film
Since the team was doing research, Hauser and a fellow diver had been recording the entire encounter. Both had cameras, so they could get footage as close up as possible. The other diver had never filmed whales before and didn’t realize how peculiar this behavior was.
Above the surface, the crew filming with a drone were worried for Hauser’s life and abandoned all the footage that had been shot. Hauser noted that they “did not want to film my death.”
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