WATCH: A Humpback whale swallowed a kayaker before spitting him out

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Adrián Simancas was kayaking in Bahía El Águila, in the Strait of Magellan in Chile, when a whale briefly engulfed him and his yellow kayak before releasing him. Amazingly, he emerged unscathed.

 

His father, Dell, who was kayaking alongside him, captured the incident on video.

 

 

Smile Staff Reporter
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