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Whale Bumps Ocean City Fishing Pier

Video by Troy Bickle

The Ocean City Fishing Pier got an unusual visitor.

A whale was caught on video bumping into the structure around noon on Friday.

It was taken by 25-year-old Troy Bickle from Pennsylvania and shows the whale break out of the water before it flipped its large tale and swam away.

He told the Salisbury Daily Times that he never thought he would experience anything like that.

Bickle said he saw a wave coming toward the pier when the whale showed up.

Sandi Smith with the Maryland Coastal Bays Program told the paper that it was probably a juvenile humpback whale.

She said it is normal for them to pass by the resort this time of year.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.