Sunday, March 23, 2025

Chilean Kayaker Briefly Swallowed By Whale

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A real-life “Jonah” moment recently took place off the Chilean coast.

A humpback whale fleetingly swallowed a Chilean kayaker off the country’s southern coast before spitting him out unhurt.

Adrian Simancas was kayaking with his father Dell off Punta Arenas last weekend when the whale surfaced open-mouthed and took Adrian whole.

Within seconds, though, the younger Simancas appeared, clinging to his kayak, according to a video that has since gone viral.

The father can be heard saying “Grab the line!” and “Relax!” to his rattled son.

John Liang
John Lianghttps://www.deeperblue.com/
John Liang is the News Editor at DeeperBlue.com. He first got the diving bug while in High School in Cairo, Egypt, where he earned his PADI Open Water Diver certification in the Red Sea off the Sinai Peninsula. Since then, John has dived in a volcanic lake in Guatemala, among white-tipped sharks off the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, and other places including a pool in Las Vegas helping to break the world record for the largest underwater press conference.

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