A father captured footage of the dramatic moment when a humpback whale swallowed his son off the shores of Chile before releasing him
The traumatic incident involving Dell Simancas and his son, Adrián, occurred Saturday in the Strait of Magellan, The Associated Press (AP) reported.
Adrián is seen in his yellow kayak when the footage opens. A humpback whale emerges and swallows him and the vessel in its maw. The whale lets him go seconds later.
“Stay calm, stay calm,” Dell urges his son in the video, according to The AP.
A terrifying incident caught on camera shows the moment a kayaker off the Chilean coast was swallowed by a humpback whale before being released unharmed. https://t.co/kaYSCeob5R pic.twitter.com/NLa4bj69Pn
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Adrián managed to make his way to his father and the two returned to shore unharmed. (RELATED: Whale Suspected Of…
