The Dynamic Volleyball Academy’s beach practice was interrupted when they spotted a whale on May 29, only a short distance from shore in Fenwick Island, Delaware.

Michele Miller luckily had her phone and was able to record the incident. According to this local report, Miller had seen dolphins feeding off the coast earlier that day and thought she was seeing more of the same. But much to her surprise, right as she started to film, a fin cut through the water revealing the presence of the whale. Credit: Michele Miller via Storyful