A humpback whale briefly swallowed a 24-year-old kayaker last Saturday during a father-son excursion out on the icy waters around Chile’s southernmost Patagonia region.
The terrifying moment, captured on camera by the kayaker’s father, showed the whale surfacing in the Strait of Magellan and gulping Adrian Simancas for a few moments before releasing him.
In the video, verified by CNN, Adrian’s father, Dell, is heard yelling to his son, who had been spat out of the whale, to “grab the boat.” Adrian then swims towards his dad’s pack raft and holds onto it as they pull away.
Definitely something that wouldn’t be believed without the video. Wow. Glad he’s okay.
That cold water seems like it would have been chile
Brrr
Guess humpbacks can’t handle their spice.
So, will they be calling him Jonás now?
(That’s Jonah in Spanish)
Check his nose.
