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Sept. 2, 2016 / 11:03 AM

Pod of killer whales visit with kayakers off Washington state

A pod of orcas passes close to a group of people in kayaks off Washington state. Screenshot: Storyful

A pod of orcas passes close to a group of people in kayaks off Washington state. Screenshot: Storyful

FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A kayaker in Washington state captured video of his close encounter with a pod of orcas near the San Juan Islands.

Vikram Ramkumar posted a video to YouTube showing the killer whales he and his fellow kayakers encountered while paddling off the San Juan Islands.

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The kayakers laugh and watch in amazement as the orcas surface near their boats, showing off their dorsal fins.

A man in the video points out an orca's saddle patch, the gray or white marking on the back of a killer whale that is used to identify the animals.

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