Watch: Florida paddleboarder captures magical moment as manatee creates rainbow greeting

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'Greeted with a rainbow': Paddleboarder has colorful encounter with manatee

A manatee greeted a paddleboarder in colorful style in Florida recently, swimming to the surface to spray some water at just the right angle for it to make a rainbow. (Credit: Leti Trejo via Storyful)

A paddleboarder in Florida came across a manatee, and it was nothing short of magical and colorful. 

Leti Trejo was spending a day with her husband in Ocala when they spotted the creature. 

Video showed the manatee swimming at the surface to spray some water. 

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It sprayed water at just the right angle to make a rainbow. 

"To my surprise, he greeted me with a rainbow," Trejo said.

Storyful contributed to this report. This story was reported from Los Angeles.