Imagine paddling around a bay and getting an amazing view of a humpback whale.  Not hundreds of feet away, but right next to you.

That's what happened to two people when they got the surprise of a lifetime:  a 80,000 pound humpback surfaced then dove under one woman's kayak.

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Helen Gilbert places flowers on her brother Eurie Martin’s grave at Camp Spring Baptist Church in Sandersville. Her brother died eight years ago. Three former Washington County deputies are accused of causing his death and are set to stand trial Monday. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

Credit: Miguel Martinez-Jimenez