Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I was flying my drone watching sharks and a humpback whale feeding on a school of menhaden baitfish approximately 60 yards off the coast of Montauk, NY when I was totally shocked to witness a woman had swam out to the edge of the school!

I had been watching this school for 10 minutes prior, due to poor visibility, I can only confirm 3 sharks feeding on this particular bait ball at the time and the humpback was feeding repeatedly. There is a moment there where you can see she waves to my drone. It is never recommended to swim near these bait balls, and especially ill advised to come between a predator and its prey.