Two divers snorkelling off the coast of California got closer then they expected to a pair of feeding humpback whales.
The 50 tonne mammals were only a few feet away when they popped up to the surface to catch some fish.
You can see in the video just how narrowly the whales missed the divers!
Luckily, the whales and the divers were all unharmed.
From CBBC Newsround
Two ocean scuba divers have narrowly missed being swallowed whole by two humpback whales that shot up from the deep to chase fish right next to where the divers were floating.
A group of scuba divers have narrowly missed being swallowed by two humpbacks frolicking off the coast of California.
Vision on YouTube shows two divers near Avila Beach shooting underwater footage as the whales broke the surface to feed.
A shot below the surface shows the divers surrounded by a school of small sardines. Suddenly the water around them begins swirling and bubbling as the fish make a dash to the surface followed by two humpbacks who chase them out of the water with their mouths gaping just metres away from the divers.
The video shows the divers swim frantically for their nearby boat, as others on the vessel laugh at their panic.
"Holy shi..," says one of the divers as he flees.
Charter boat owner Shawn Stambuck was also filming the divers from his boat."You're going to have to do more to clean that wet suit," he is heard telling the divers.
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