Hawaiian Family Met by Whales and Dolphins as They Scatter Grandmother's Ashes

As a Hawaiian family scattered their grandmother’s ashes into the sea, they were joined by several whales and dolphins swimming by their kayaks.

The family had peddled out from the coast of Maui when they noticed a pod of dolphins swimming towards them. Shortly afterwards, they noticed a family of humpback whales approaching.

Jon Spenser, a grandson of the deceased woman whose ashes were being scattered, used a GoPro camera to capture footage of the magical encounter below the surface of the water, on April 1.

He told Storyful, “We encountered a pod of dolphins so I jumped in to film them. Then, I turned around and a family of humpbacks came to check me out – they did a complete circle around me.” Credit: Jon Spenser via Storyful