This Diver Was Nearly Attacked By a Whale, Until She Realized What Was Wrong...

Convinced This Was The End

Nan couldn't believe what was happening. The whale was pushing Nan around with its mouth closed for ten minutes. She recalled, "I was prepared to lose my life. 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. If he held me under his pectoral fin, I would have drowned."

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.