Brave Kiwi woman’s morning swim with curious orcas

It's that "greatest hits" time of year - and this was one of our most watched clip of 2023 so let's give it another run - it's bloody heart warming after all, and will cofirm that sometimes life is indeed grand!

A short version of this vid has been around since it was filmed by Dylan Brayshaw in 2018, but this is the full en-edited 7 minutes. Stick with it in the early bit as he finds the swimmer and the orcas and adjusts the image – it’s “once in a lifetime footage” as Dylan remarks as it unfolds.

“This is the full drone clip of the orca's approaching the swimmer at Hahei Beach, New Zealand. I have synced the audio from the remote controller with the footage to give our first reaction.”

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