PLUM ISLAND (CBS) — A whale and swimmer had a close encounter off Plum Island Thursday morning. Luckily, no one ended up in a whale’s mouth this time.
Ann-Margret McDade filmed what she believed to be a right whale feeding next to a swimmer. There are fewer than 400 of the endangered whales left in the ocean.
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