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VIDEO: Pod of orcas, including calves, swarm Vancouver Island pier

A group of people who got the thrill of a lifetime July 10

Discovery Pier ice cream shop manager Liz Lagos was amongst a group of people who got the thrill of a lifetime July 10 when a pod of orcas swarmed the popular waterfront facility.

Itѻýs not unusual to see whales from Campbell Riverѻýs Discovery Pier which sits on the shores of Discovery Passage running between Vancouver Island and its eastern neighbour, Quadra Island. But on July 10, round 11:40 a.m., a pod of orcas swam around the posts and under the deck of the pier in full view of a regular crowd of people.

ѻýI definitely felt amazing,ѻý Lagos said. ѻýWe do see our fair share of the orca whales, however, itѻýs not often they are seen this close.ѻý

The pod included calves and Lagos captured it all on video.

ѻýThe whole experience was beautiful. Everyone was stunned, for sure,ѻý she said.

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Alistair Taylor

About the Author: Alistair Taylor

Alistair Taylor has been a writer and editor with Black Press since 1989, most of those years spent as editor of the Campbell River Mirror.
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