On January 27, 2018 in Waiheke Island, New Zealand, two children swimming in the bay Enclosure, when two killers whales passed from beside them.

With the large black dorsal fin on the water surface, Both marine mammals passed only a few meters from the young swimmers to come out of the bay, causing fear among children and people on shore.

The orcas whales are not considered a threat to humans, although there are cases that have whales in captivity kill or injure their trainers in marine theme parks.