Shocking moment speeding jet ski rider crashes into massive whale off Canada coast as he’s left injured

THIS is the shocking moment a grey whale was hit by a man riding a Sea-Doo off the coast of Canada.

Witnesses watched the stunning collision unfold in the water near Siwash Rock in Stanley Park.

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The shocking colission happened just seconds after the whale came to the surface of the water to spout. Credit: YouTube

The rider hit the top of the huge animal before ricocheting across the water and off his jet ski Credit: YouTube

In shocking footage caught by onlookers, the whale was seen as it just came to the surface of the sea to spout.

The giant sea creature let off steam and water just seconds before the man riding the jet ski sped over it.

Grazing what appeared to be the back of the whale, the man and the water toy became airborne for a few seconds.

After flying through the air, the Sea-Doo hit the water with a massive splash, jolting the rider out of the seat.

Following the shock crash, the jet ski rider was airborne for a few seconds Credit: YouTube

Just seconds before the jet ski rider flew over it, the whale had spouted at the water’s surface Credit: YouTube

The video pans out across the water and shows the rider floating away from the jet ski.

Seconds later, the whale spouted again, just metres away from the stranded jet ski rider.

B.C. Emergency Health Services later confirmed the man had to be transported to the hospital following the shock incident.

He was in serious but stable condition.

The jet ski rider was thrown from the sea-doo and was left floating in the water Credit: YouTube

The whale was seen spouting a second time just metres from the stranded rider after the pair’s collision Credit: YouTube

Following the wild scene on Monday, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) launched an investigation to check on the health of the whale.

The Vancouver Police Department has also identified the rider operating the Sea-Doo.

DFO marine mammal co-ordinator Paul Cottrell and a team of experts attended the area on Tuesday to assess the gentle beast.

“[We] could not see any injuries, and the animal appeared to be acting normal and feeding,” Cottrell said.

The grey whale has drawn a large following over the past week as it has been feeding close to the coast around English Bay for days.

Cottrell said the grey whale had been seen travelling north-west out of English Bay on Tuesday.

He added that the group of experts did not see the animal again on Wednesday.

DFO confirmed it had lost sight of the whale, which they believe continued its journey west-bound.

As it swam away from English Bay, experts said it was making continually deeper dives.

“The animal may have moved on,” Cottrell said.

“We are still out on the water today.”

Marine mammal regulations require boaters to be a minimum of 100 metres away from grey whales and 200 metres away from grey whales travelling with a calf.

DFO has the authority to enforce marine regulations and species protection laws.

Vancouver police spokesperson Constable Darren Wong said the department had been working with DFO to investigate the incident.

On Tuesday, he said that it was too early to say if charges would be laid on the injured jet ski rider.