Michael Hack and his girlfriend were strolling with their dog along the Sea Walk in Campbell River on Monday, April 11, when they noticed they had some company nearby.

Less than 100 feet off the shore, approximately in line with the 50th parallel, a family of orca were frolicking along, heading north.

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As the coupleB次元官网网址檚 car wasnB次元官网网址檛 too far away, they decided to race ahead of the family of orca, and make their way to Discovery Pier.

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Hack enjoys photography, and posts some impressive wildlife/ landscape photos on Instagram under the account .

He noted he would ordinarily be carrying a camera with him, but in this instance he only had his phone, so he pressed record and filmed one of the whales performing barrel rolls just under the surface.

Another orca, which he was unable to capture on film swam the whole distance of the pier, he said.

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The video he did manage to snag earned him over a thousand shares when he posted it on Facebook.

This isnB次元官网网址檛 the first time HackB次元官网网址檚 come into close contact with the incredible creatures.

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The experience never gets old, he added.

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ronan.odoherty@campbellrivermirror.com
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