LONG BRANCH, New Jersey (WABC) -- Video shows a New Jersey man's close encounter with a giant sea animal over the weekend.
Brian Shea said he was paddle-boarding near Long Branch, when a humpback whale came right up to his board.
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Shea was not injured but was luckily recording video at the time.
He said he's never experienced anything like this in his 40 years in the water.
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