Astonishing Video Shows Woman Shielded From Shark By Humpback Whale
A never - before - captured video show the incredible moment a 22,000 - kilogram ( 48,500 - pound ) humpback heavyweight appears to rescue a snorkeler from a nearby tiger shark . take in the tender sea off the Cook Islands , the TV demo a big whale pushing Nan Hauser to the control surface using its straits and backtalk . The 63 - year - previous nautical biologist was then tucked under the whale ’s pectoral quintuplet , which , she later realized , belike shielded her from a nearby tiger shark ....