The Chilean kayaker became modern-day Jonah when the humpback whale decided to approach him on Saturday.
The incident took place from Patagonia in Chile when 24-year-old Adrian Symanca was kayak with her father, Dell, in the Strait of Magellan on CBS News. It has been reported Friday.
His father was recording From not far away when the whale came out of nowhere and swallowed his son and his yellow kayak.
Video footage shows moments whale It surfaced, and Symanka disappeared in the creature's mouth. A few seconds later, the whale released Simancus.
He later said, “I thought I was dead. I thought it ate me, it swallowed me.” During the incident, his father was calm on him. I heard him say this. When Symanca appeared from inside the whale's mouth, his kayak was also seen popping out of the water.
The young man said that when the whale came near him he could almost believe it, Elpie It has been reported Friday.
“At first I thought it swallowed me, but I didn't really know what it was, but when I got back to the surface I realized it was a whale.” He recalled.
“I also knew it wasn’t that dangerous unless it started jumping or knocked my dad out of the boat.
El Pais' report noted:
For women, humpback whales weighing up to 48 tons and measuring 19 meters long, feed on plankton, plants and fish. They have small throats, making it difficult for the human body to reach the stomach. They rarely attack humans and are known to be one of the longest moving species in the world.
In 2017, another man made a close call with the whale. KayakAccording to video footage of Dodo.
The clip shows the size of the creature.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8kepiemyng
After a horrifying brush with the humpback whales, Symanka and his father are shaking a bit, but are back on a safe and healthy coast.
The story is reminiscent of the book Jonah of the Bible when the Prophet was I swallowed it Spit out by a whale and later back on land.
