Calgary woman dies after whale collides with boat near Cabo San Lucas

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Mexican authorities say a 35-year-old Canadian woman has died from injuries suffered when a surfacing grey whale crashed onto a tourist boat Wednesday. Two others were injured during the accident.

 

CBC News confirmed the deceased woman is from Calgary. One World Hospital by Saint Luke's, where the woman was treated, is not yet releasing her name.

 

The Baja California Sur state prosecutor's office said the collision with the whale less than two kilometres from the Cabo San Lucas resort tossed the victim into the water.

 

Firefighter commander Juan Carvajal Figueroa says the woman was in a boat with other tourists returning to port around noon when the whale jumped from the water and landed on the boat.

 

Mexican navy personnel responded to the scene and moved the woman to shore.

 

The woman was brought to One World Hospital at noon local time, a hospital employee confirmed. She was declared dead about 1

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Getting those boats too close to a breaching whale pod is like running out in the street without looking - it doesn't end well.