'OH MY GOD!': This paddle boarder in California got a once-in-a-lifetime look at a blue whale up close.<br /><br />'I was so in awe of its presence, I couldn’t help but get a little choked up,' the man, whose name is Bill Clements, told Storyful after the fact.<br />» Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox: https://go.nowth.is/knowthis_youtube<br />» Subscribe to NowThis: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe<br /><br />For more animal videos, subscribe to NowThis News.<br /><br />#paddleboard #bluewhale #animals #Politics #News #NowThis
