‘I thought I was gone’: video captures whale body-slamming windsurfer at Sydney beach

The 55-year-old Newport resident was windfoiling at Mona Vale beach when a humpback whale soared out of the water and landed on top of him

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Jason Breen didn’t think his GoPro was turned on to capture what happened while he was windfoiling at a Sydney beach on Wednesday. Luckily it was, otherwise he thinks nobody would have believed him.

The 55-year-old Newport resident was cruising along the water at Mona Vale beach when a humpback whale soared out of the water and landed on top of him, dragging him about 20 to 30 feet below the surface.

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