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Paddle Boarder in Tears After Meeting Wild Manatee

2025-08-19 1 Dailymotion

PADDLEBOARDER LEFT IN TEARS AFTER MANATEE ENCOUNTER
WITH VID
By Ben Rudd
Check out the emotional moment one woman was left crying after a friendly manatee swam up to her paddle board.
Bridgette Arnold, 28, was out paddle boarding in Sarasota, Florida, USA, when she suddenly realised she wasn’t alone in the water.
She noticed that a seemingly friendly manatee started to swim up to her, causing her to become overwhelmed with emotion and shedding a few tears.
Bridgette, from Florida, USA, said: “I cried because some manatees swam next to my paddleboard.”
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