Swimmers at Whytecliff Park get surprised by orcas (VIDEO)

A group of swimmers got a pretty sweet surprise from mother nature over the long weekend.

While enjoying the sunshine and cool waters at Whytecliff Park, Robin Leveille captured a close encounter between three orca whales and a group of swimmers who were hanging out near the rocks.

Leveille posted the encounter to Instagram:

A post shared by Robin Léveillé (@robin_leveille) on Jul 2, 2017 at 3:58pm PDT

If there’s a better way to celebrate Canada day than by witnessing some of the finest wildlife this country has to offer, we don’t know what it is.