THIS is the horror moment a killer whale suddenly swam directly towards a child as they desperately tried to swim away.
The youngster had been enjoying a dip in the turquoise waters when the humongous sea creature crept up on him.
He was forced to swim to save his life as the terrifying orca travelled towards him – clutching only a mini surfboard.
The fearsome footage captures the swimmer's sheer panic after spotting the killer whale lurking just metres away from him.
The beast makes a beeline for the boy as he frantically paddled in the ocean, before menacingly descending further underwater.
Only its ominous dorsal fin is visible above the ocean, leaving the lad petrified of where it will follow him next.
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He desperately chases a long rope in the water attached to the boat he had been travelling on to seek safety.
The skipper can be seen circling the swimmer as they try and get close enough for him to climb onto the vessel.
But the orca – which can grow up to eight metres in length – continues to case him in the sea, as he hectically splashes his way through the waves.
The short clip, shot from a birdseye view and shared by @killer.whale.world.us, concludes just as the boy manages to grip the end of the rope.
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Instagram users were left on the edge of their seat when watching the alarming video.
One wrote: "The speed tho… damn!"
Another added: "I would have dove right under with him."
And a third chimed in: "Dangling that guy behind a boat like a worm in a hook is not the best idea."
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Despite what their names suggest, killer whales are mostly friendly animals and do not pose a threat to humans.
Although they are still wild animals, only a small number of attacks on humans have been recorded.
We previously told how a diver almost collided with a baby whale underwater as she tried to swim with the mammal.
Orcas have long been held in captivity by humans for breeding and performance purposes.
But adapting to their confinement is not easy for the large creatures, often leaving them angry and depressed.
Hugo the killer whale, who was kept in a tank at the Miami Seaquarium in Florida, is said to have been so unhappy that he repeatedly rammed his head against his enclosure until he died.
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Other explosive outbursts by orcas include one of SeaWorld California's most notorious captive killer whales.
Female orca Kandu 5 once fractured a woman's neck and tried to drown another trainer by dragging them to the bottom of her tank.
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