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Adrian Simancas was off the coast of Chile, in the Strait of Magellan, when a humpback whale surfaced and swallowed him whole. And his father caught the entire ordeal on camera.
A terrifying incident caught on camera shows the moment a kayaker off the Chilean coast was swallowed by a humpback whale before being released unharmed. https://t.co/kaYSCeob5R pic.twitter.com/NLa4bj69Pn
— ABC News (@ABC) February 13, 2025
Luckily, the whale released him after a few seconds. In the video you can hear his father telling him “stay calm, stay calm”.
The father and son both managed to get to shore safely.
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