While he was doing stand up paddle in the Coromandel Peninsula north of New Zealand, about 200 meters off the beach, Luke Reilly came face to face with a wild orca. Standing on his board, the young man of 27 years waiting patiently for the cetacean bypasses his paddle before making any sudden moves, he was able to film this unique moment with his GoPro. Killer whales are regarded as apex predators, their diet varies from fish to marine mammals and some attacks on humans have been identified. The New Zealanders seemed rather relaxed face this encounter between wonder and fear that could have ended very badly.
