Kayaker spots strange animal at sea near Rainbow Beach | Video

A Rainbow Beach kayaker was teaching a lesson when he something strange 100m from shore. WATCH THE VIDEO

A kayaker was shocked when he spotted something strange 100m from shore on Thursday morning.

Sean Permezel, the owner of Epic Ocean Adventures in Rainbow Beach, was leading a group out when he noticed something he initially thought was a stick.

“I first thought it was a stick as there was a lot of debris that day on the water due to the consistent strong southerlies for the last 5-7 days,” Mr Permezel said.

He quickly realised that it was not a stick.

Sean Permezel

“One of the participants shouted, ‘It’s a lizard’ and I paddled over and it was a monitor lizard (goanna) but was swimming really, really well,” he said.

He and his group of kayakers guided the goanna towards the shore. The goanna was last seen as the group was heading back to shore.

Mr Permezel kayaks daily at Double Island Point but said he had never seen anything like this before.

“I’ve seen a few over the years in the shallow ocean but this fella was 100m off the shore line,” he said.

To book a session with Epic Ocean Adventures Rainbow Beach contact Sean on 0408 738 192 or head to their website here.