A humpback whale briefly swallowed a 24-year-old kayaker ... pointing to their narrow esophagus and lack of teeth. The Strait of Magellan is a popular tourist destination due to its outdoor ...

Adrián Simancas was kayaking in the waters off Chilean Patagonia when the whale momentarily swallowed him A kayaker is speaking out after he briefly found himself inside the mouth of a whale.

A huge humpback whale has swallowed and then spat out a kayaker in the seas off the coast of southern Chile. Luckily, the kayaker, Adrian Simancas came out unscathed despite being fully enclosed ...

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 ...

before “feeling around and realising there were no teeth”. Mr Packard, who was 45 at the time, added: “Then I realised: ‘Oh my God, I’m in a whale’s mouth and he’s trying to swallow me.

PUNTA ARENAS, Chile (AP) — A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed. The incident, caught on camera, quickly went viral.

“There would be barrels of whales’ teeth at the front of gift shops, selling for a couple of bucks each,” he recalls. “All the kids around here taught themselves to scrimshaw as a hobby.

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A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed. The incident, caught on camera, quickly went viral as one of the most remarkable footage ...

A humpback whale swallowed a kayaker whole, before releasing him shortly after in Chile The man was kayaking with his father when the incident took place, which was recorded on his father's camera.