Adrián Simancas , a 24-year-old kayaker in Chile, detailed what it was like to be in the mouth of a humpback whale as his father captured the jarring encounter on video on Feb. 8.

Adrian Simancas and his father don’t hold a grudge against the whale. At first, terrified, Adrian thought an orca was eating him. However, after he got free, he realized that the whale was ...

Kayaker Adrian Simancas after being briefly swallowed by a humpback whale off Chilean Patagonia, on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. Dell Simancas via AP ...

Kayaker Adrián Simancas describes what it was like being swallowed briefly by a humpback whale off the coast of Chile. By Corinne Heller Feb 16, 2025 10:06 PM | Updated Mar 06, 2025 5:57 AM ...

A kayaker is speaking out after he briefly found himself inside the mouth of a whale. Adrián Simancas was with his dad, Dell, in the Strait of Magellan, a tourist attraction in Chilean Patagonia ...

So unlike his fictional wooden counterpart, Adrian Simancas was never in the belly of whale. CHANG: Which was a relief - but I'm guessing he would have wanted to skip being inside the whale's ...

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 ...

As Simancas was paddling in what appeared to be an inflatable kayak, a humpback whale rolled on the surface with its mouth open, swallowing the kayaker. Moments later, the tail broke the surface ...

Humpback Whale Swallows Kayaker Before Spitting Him Out in Viral Video. A kayaker named Adrián Simancas was swallowed by a humpback whale while off the coast of Chilean Patagonia before ...

Dell's video, posted by the AP, shows the whale leaping up, then disappearing underwater with Simancas and his yellow inflatable kayak. After a few seconds, both the kayak and its life-vest-clad ...

Adrián Simancas' father captures the heart-stopping moment a humpback whale emerges and swallows his son during a kayaking trip in Chile.

As previously reported, Adrián Simancas and his father, Dell, were kayaking in the Strait of Magellan in Chile's Patagonia region on Feb. 8 when he was scooped up into the mouth of a whale.