Can a whale really swallow a human whole? The truth behind this viral video from Chile
A rare encounter where a kayaker in Chile was briefly scooped into the mouth of a humpback whale has been caught on camera. View on euronews
Chilean Kayaker ends up in whale’s mouth but sea giant can’t swallow him; here’s why
A jaw-dropping video from Chile has captured the moment when a humpback whale briefly scooped a kayaker into its mouth before releasing him unharmed. The incident, filmed in the frigid waters of the Strait of Magellan,
Who is kayaker Adrián Simancas? What we know about the man swallowed by a humpback whale
A FATHER has captured the terrifying moment his son was swallowed whole by a 50,000lb humpback whale before being spat out. The shocking event took place in February 2025 off the coast of Punta
Father describes the moment when his son was briefly swallowed by a humpback whale
Adrián Simancas was kayaking with his father, Dell Simancas, when the massive whale suddenly surfaced, trapping the young man and his yellow kayak in its mouth for a few seconds before letting him go.
Paddler 'Swallowed' and Spat Out by Humpback Whale
A young Venezuelan packrafter briefly became a modern-day Jonah when a humpback whale gulped him up in its jaws and closed its giant mouth.
Rafter Is Briefly ‘Swallowed’ by Whale in Chile, as His Father Films
Paddling in the Strait of Magellan, Adrián Simancas was caught in a humpback’s lunge. “I realized that I was in something’s mouth and I had been eaten,” he said.
‘I thought I was dead’: Kayaker scooped up into humpback whale’s mouth
"When I turned around, I felt on my face like a slimy texture; I saw colors like dark blue, white, something approaching from behind that closed… and sank me.”
Kayaker Swallowed by Whale Details Inside of Creature's Mouth
Kayaker Adrián Simancas describes what it was like being swallowed briefly by a humpback whale off the coast of Chile.
Whale gulps kayaker then spits him out — alive!
SANTIAGO - A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker in southern Chile, before spitting him out unharmed, an amazing escape that was all captured on video.Adrian Simancas was paddling off the Patagonian city of Punta Arenas on Saturday when the giant baleen surged out of the water swallowing him and his yellow kayak whole.
Astonishing Moment Kayaker is 'Swallowed and Spat Out' by Whale
A day out on the water for father-and-son kayakers became an unexpected Jonah moment when a humpback whale emerged and briefly took one of the outdoorsmen in its mouth off the shore of a Chilean beach.
Video captures humpback whale swallowing and spitting out kayaker along Chilean waters
Kayaker Adrian Simancas was briefly swallowed by a humpback whale along the Strait of Magellan across Chile’s southernmost Patagonia region last February 15. In a video captured by Simanca’s father, Dell,
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Adrián Simancas, swallowed by a humpback whale in Chile: ‘When I was inside it, I remembered Pinocchio’
The 24-year-old Venezuelan, who was sucked in and then expelled by the animal in Punta Arenas, says that, at first, he ...
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Kayaker, Who Survived Being Swallowed by a Whale as His Dad Recorded, Describes His Pinocchio-Like Escape
Adrián Simancas compared the incident to Geppetto and Pinocchio’s escape from the mouth of a whale in the classic tale CNN/YouTuber; Dell Simancas via AP A 24-year-old man who was briefly ...
‘I’m vindicated,’ Cape Cod man says after viral video of whale eating kayaker
After a lobster diver said he was swallowed by humpback whale off Provincetown, many people didn't believe him.
Surviving inside a whale: Kayaker's shocking experience in Strait of Magellan. ‘I closed my eyes, and…’
Adrián briefly wondered if he could survive inside the whale “like Pinocchio,” but before he could dwell on the thought, the ...
'I felt a slimy texture brush my face': Man recalls being eaten by whale
Talk about a close call. A humpback whale swallowed a Chilean kayaker whole before miraculously spitting the man out without ...