Three minutes into a dive off the coast of Canada’s Campbell River in British Columbia, a diver and three of her friends had the encounter of a lifetime with a curious giant Pacific octopus. The incredible experience was caught on camera and has since gone viral.
Teacher Andrea Humphreys moved to Campbell River from North Delta in 2019. On Oct. 15, she headed to a well-known Campbell River dive site with three friends: Ester de Best, Alex Spicer, and another friend from the east coast of Canada.
(Courtesy of Andrea Humphreys)
Humphreys told The Epoch Times: “We entered the water with the intent of trying to find an octopus for the friend from the east coast. I am quite familiar with the dive site, and knew of a couple in their dens. However, unexpectedly, within three minutes of entering the water, there was the octopus sitting out in the open in a bed of kelp.”…