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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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

Credit: abbey.cutrer@ajc.com