A surfer was knocked unconscious by a whale at Australia's famous Bondi Beach on Sunday, local media reported.<br/> <br />Australia's Seven Network captured aerial vision, shot from a helicopter, of a whale swimming in the waters off the shore of Bondi Beach shortly after the incident took place.<br/> <br />Bishan Rajapakse was surfing with a friend at one of Sydney's most popular city beaches on Sunday morning when he saw a whale near him in the water, local media said.<br/> <br />The 38-year-old told reporters he was stunned being so close to the marine mammal, adding the next thing he remembered was waking up on the sand.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) SURFER BISHAN RAJAPAKSE, SAYING:<br/> <br />"I just remember this magnificent whale slowly coming to the right of me and coming for another look, and, you know, I just kind of felt like talking to it like a dog or an animal, and say 'hey', you know, that was it. Maybe it was giving me 'high five', I don't know."<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) SYDNEY BUSINESSMA
