A New Zealand man has been knocked unconscious by a whale at Sydney's Bondi Beach.
The New South Wales Ambulance Service says the whale suddenly surfaced among a group of surfers close to the beach.
The ABC reports that Bishan Rajapakse, 38, was surfing with a friend when a whale "the size of a bus" surfaced close to the beach at around 10.30am on Sunday.
Mr Rajapakse says when he paddled over to take a look, he noticed the whale directly underneath him and woke up later on the sand.
Mr Rajapakse is in a stable condition at St Vincent's Hospital.
Witness Lachlan Harris said a group of about 15 surfers had been playing with the whale before the accident.
"They were playing and the whale was frolicking with them and having a lot of fun and sort of popping its head out," Mr Harris said.
"It just flicked its tail and some surfers were in the wrong [place] and the next thing you know a surfboard is flying in the air [and] swimmers are getting thrown out of the water. It was unbelievable.