BARNEGAT BAY, N.J. (WPVI) -- The Marine Mammal Stranding Center released new details Monday following the death of a minke whale at the Jersey shore.

The 26-foot-long female whale collided with a boat on the water in Barnegat Bay , knocking a boater overboard.

The whale could be seen thrashing in the water after hitting the boat, then it swam away.

"At approximately 3:40 p.m., a boater in the area reported that a vessel had struck the whale, causing the vessel to nearly capsize and a passenger to go overboard," according to a statement from MMSC.

The scary wildlife encounter unfolded in an area north of the Double Creek Channel in Ocean County, officials said.

Action News viewer Kim Mancini, of Lacey Township, sent in the video, telling us the whale was desperately trying to get to

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