CNN New Day July 8, 2013 11:19:00
Tale of his close encounter with a whale. he saw the whale approach, but what he did not see was the whale's tail flipping. >> i was probably the closest person to it, and the whale came to the right of me, and then that's all i remember. >> he was knocked out cold for about ten seconds. other surfers helped him back onto the beach. he suffered a shoulder injury and concussion and will have quite a story to tell. >> no kidding. >> bad news, he got hurt. good news, whale wasn't trying to eat him, which is what usually happens when surfers come against animals in the water. >> i think they prefe...