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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Cedar Attanasio

Photographer captures amazing moment seal jumps on her boat to escape killer whales

Seal Escapes Orca Hunt -

A wildlife photographer out on a whale watching trip in waters off Seattle captured dramatic video and photos of a pod of killer whales hunting a seal that survived only by clambering onto the stern of her boat.

Charvet Drucker was on a rented 20ft boat near her home on an island in the Salish Sea about 40 miles northwest of Seattle when she spotted a pod of at least eight killer whales, also known as orcas.

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