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A group of jet skiers were surprised when a pod of orcas began swimming and interacting with them while they traveled to Catalina Island on Friday. However, a whale researcher who was also on the water that day told KTLA the encounter poised a serious danger to the whales.

Kareen Wynter reports for the KTLA 5 News at 10 on October 11, 2017.