11-year-old California surfer recounts moment he was confronted by whale, a scene captured on viral video
(World News Science)

Liam Lawless saw a giant white object moving right next to him as he sat on his surfboard in the water at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point waiting for waves. `All I know is it was big, and it was coming right for me,` the 11-year-old from San Diego said Thursday, Nov. 14, before paddling out at the same beach for a surf session. The startling moment, Monday, Nov. 11, has been seen around the world in a video that went viral this week after Capo Beach teen Payton Landaas captured footage of the 18-foot young gray whale swimming next to surfers, most of whom didn´t notice it swimming stealthily next to them. In the video, Lawless seems to be the only one who takes notice of the creature. He...