
Fabian Seidel
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Fabian Seidel, a diving instructor originally from Western Australia, is currently working in New Zealand for the season. He has always dreamed of encountering orca in the wild, and recently experienced a remarkable moment when a juvenile orca swam close to him while he was diving off the Coromandel coast. Seidel expressed the uniqueness of such encounters, emphasizing that they cannot be planned or purchased, and remarked on the special nature of the connection formed when wildlife interacts with divers.
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Seidel said he had dreamed of encountering orca his whole life.
Orca encounter: Teen diver’s close-up moment off Coromandel coastThe New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·
New Zealand· 2026-01-18
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