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A humpback whale briefly swallows kayaker in Chilean Patagonia — and it’s all captured on camera

A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed.
Dell recorded the incident on video while telling his son to stay calm during the ordeal.
The kayaker believed he was dead, thinking the whale had swallowed him whole.
Whale attacks on humans are extremely rare in Chilean waters, but collisions with cargo ships have increased in recent years.

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ecoticias.com

A humpback whale 'swallows a kayak with its athlete inside' in the Chilean Strait of Magellan, in the heart of Patagonia

A whale then swallows and spits out a man who kayaked in the Strait of Magellan, in Chile. This person was practicing the sport by canoe when the cetacean emerged with his mouth open and swallowed it instantly. Luckily, the whale expelled the kayaker instantly after diving, so there is no need to lament wounded. The events took place in the Strait of Magellan, in southern Chile, an area known for its whale population and where tourists usually c…

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Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Rafter is briefly ‘swallowed’ by whale in Chile, as his father films - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Paddling through choppy waters under cloudy skies, Adrián Simancas and his father were packrafting only a few yards from each other when something huge lunged, mouth open, from the waves below.

1 month ago

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VOA News

Whale swallows, then releases kayaker in Chilean Patagonia

Mammal engulfs Adrian Simancas before letting him go

1 month ago·United States

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The Oregonian

‘I thought I was dead.’ Humpback whale swallows kayaker in dramatic video

A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed. The incident, caught on camera, quickly went viral.

1 month ago·Portland, United States

Humpback whale briefly swallows kayaker

PUNTA ARENAS, Chile — A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed. The incident, caught on camera, quickly went viral. Last Saturday, Adrián Simancas was kayaking with his father, Dell, in Bahía El Águila near the San Isidro Lighthouse in the Strait of Magellan when a humpback whale surfaced, engulfing Adrián and his yellow kayak for a few seconds before letting him go. Dell, just met…

1 month ago·Manila, Philippines

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Origo

"I thought it ate me, swallowed me and I died," said the kayaker who was swallowed by a whale

A kayaker was grabbed and then released by a humpback whale just seconds later. The incident off the coast of Chile was captured on video by the man's father.

1 month ago·Budapest, Hungary

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