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Terrifying footage has captured the moment a woman found herself encircled by a pod of killer whales while she was swimming alone.
Judie Johnson, who is in her 60s, was at Hahei Beach when three orca came right up close to her in the water last week.
The whales are seen swimming around her with the biggest whale biting at her toes.
At first Ms Johnson believed that the orca were dolphins, before she noticed the white colour on their back.
She quickly got out the water as she thought her black wetsuit was similar to how a seal may look - which is what the apex predators usually eat.
However much to the shock of onlookers, Ms Johnson got back into the water later to finish her swim.