US EditionA 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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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…
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.
In Chile, a young kayaker made an incomparable acquaintance: he landed together with his boat in the mouth of a humpback whale, but was able to escape unharmed.
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