Who is kayaker Adrián Simancas? What we know about the man swallowed by a humpback whale
A FATHER has captured the terrifying moment his son was swallowed whole by a 50,000lb humpback whale before being spat out. The shocking event took place in February 2025 off the coast of Punta
Kayaker Nearly Eaten by Humpback Whale Describes What It Was Like
When Adrian Simancas climbed into his kayak to paddle through the Strait of Magellan, the kayaker didn't expect to end up inside a humpback whale's mouth.
Kayaker gets swallowed by a humpback whale: ‘I thought I had died’
A kayaker off the Chilean Patagonia had a very close encounter with a humpback whale. On Feb. 9, Adrian Simancas, 24, was kayaking with his father, Dell Simancas, in the Bahía El Águila area of Chile, near the San Isidro Lighthouse in the Strait of Magellan, when the pair spotted a whale. The whale then briefly “gulped” up Adrian and his kayak.
'I thought I was dead': Kayaker gets swallowed by humpback whale in dramatic moment caught on camera
A kayaker is lucky to be alive after being swallowed by a humpback whale off the coast of Chilean Patagonia and getting spit out by the leviathan.
'I thought I was done for': Watch video of humpback whale 'swallow' kayaker
A humpback whale briefly "swallowed" a kayaker off the coast of Chile last Saturday in an incident that was captured on camera.
Kayaker, Who Survived Being Swallowed by a Whale as His Dad Recorded, Describes His Pinocchio-Like Escape
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.
Harrowing video: Humpback whale briefly swallows kayaker in Patagonia off Chilean coast
A humpback whale swallowed a kayaker and then spit him back out seconds later, an unbelievable video shows. The amazing encounter happened off the coast of Chilean Patagonia. Kayaker Adrián Simancas experienced the harrowing moment inside the mouth of the giant mammal.
WATCH: Kayaker swallowed by humpback whale and spit back out
A kayaker in the Strait of Magellan off the coast of Chile was knocked off his inflatable vessel by a humpback whale, which swallowed him whole.
‘I thought I was dead’: Kayaker scooped up into humpback whale’s mouth
"When I turned around, I felt on my face like a slimy texture; I saw colors like dark blue, white, something approaching from behind that closed… and sank me.”
Whale Swallows Kayaker in Harrowing Footage
Talk about catch of the day. A kayaker had a close encounter with a humpback whale when he was briefly swallowed before being quickly released. The incident, caught on camera, quickly spread across the internet.
Whale gulps kayaker then spits him out — alive!
SANTIAGO - A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker in southern Chile, before spitting him out unharmed, an amazing escape that was all captured on video.Adrian Simancas was paddling off the Patagonian city of Punta Arenas on Saturday when the giant baleen surged out of the water swallowing him and his yellow kayak whole.
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Whale swallows kayaker and spits him out — and it's all captured on video: "I thought I was dead"
A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed. The incident, caught on camera, quickly went viral. Last Saturday, Adrián Simancas was ...
Kayaker Survives Getting Swallowed by a Whale as Dad Captures Ordeal on Camera: 'I Thought I Was Dead'
Kayaker Adrián Simancas is speaking out after he was briefly stuck inside the mouth of a whale that attempted to swallow him ...
Surviving inside a whale: Kayaker's shocking experience in Strait of Magellan. ‘I closed my eyes, and…’
Adrián briefly wondered if he could survive inside the whale “like Pinocchio,” but before he could dwell on the thought, the ...