One windsurfer is lucky to be alive after colliding with a massive gray whale in San Francisco.
Eric Kramer was windsurfing at Crissy Field when the encounter happened. Kramer was gliding across the water when the whale breached, colliding with the animal and getting launched off of his surfboard and hitting the water.
“It was a “whale” of a day.. Please be cautious and respect wildlife, I had reduced my speed greatly bc I had seen a couple whales in the area but on my last run back it just popped up right in front of me. Glad we are both ok,” Kramer said in a post on social media about the collission.
Some commenters took aim at Kramer’s decision to still windsurf despite seeing whales in the area.
“I mean if you noticed them there, then why did you still decide to sail,” asked one user.
“Hmm- what happened to keeping back 300 ft from marine mammals?” another chimed in.
