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Rare sighting of killer whales close to coast

June 12th, 2008, 8:58 am by Laylan Connelly, staff writer

Two killer whales swimming side by side about 2 miles offshore. Phot courtesy of Dana Wharf Sportsfishing and Whalewatching.There was a lot of action in the water last night down in Dana Point, with two whale watching charter boats seeing a pod of five killer whales playing alongside the boats - even rubbing up against them.

The Dana Wharf Sportsfishing and Whale Watching crew saw the pod at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday during its Ocean Adventure cruise, just 2.2 miles out of the harbor. “The Orcas were very friendly and showed various behaviors,” said manager Donna Kalez.

 ”They were jumping, breaching, slapping the water, rolling around, and the only way I can explain it is that they were playing!” 

They were headed up the coast toward Newport by sunset.

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