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August 7, 2020

Humpback whale injures 2 swimmers

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Two women have been injured by a humpback whale while swimming with the giant mammals off the northwest Australian coast, media reported.

A 50-foot mother whale was protecting her calf when she swam at a group of snorkelers and swung her tail at Ningaloo Reef near the town of Exmouth on Saturday.


 
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