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Close orca encounter off Powell River shores

POWELL RIVER, B.C. – It was a whale of an experience for folks on board of a boat in front of Willingdon Beach.

Video footage shared on the Powell River Fishing Report Facebook page shows the encounter.

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The video starts off with one of the orcas breaching the water close to the boat and continues with two of the animals swimming under and surfacing next to the vessel.

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