{"id":2403212,"date":"2025-02-16T16:52:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T21:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-real-life-jonah-whale-gobbles-up-kayaker-on-video-then-vomits-him-back-up-still-alive\/"},"modified":"2025-02-16T16:53:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T21:53:04","slug":"watch-real-life-jonah-whale-gobbles-up-kayaker-on-video-then-vomits-him-back-up-still-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-real-life-jonah-whale-gobbles-up-kayaker-on-video-then-vomits-him-back-up-still-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Real Life Jonah &#8211; Whale Gobbles Up Kayaker on Video Then Vomits Him Back Up Still Alive"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-real-life-jonah-whale-gobbles-up-kayaker-on-video-then-vomits-him-back-up-still-alive%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2403212&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-soldier-detained-in-north-korea-skipped-flight-back-to-u-s-before-sprinting-across-dmz-line-report\/\" title=\"US Soldier Detained in N. Korea Skips Flight, Sprints Across DMZ: Report\">extraordinary incident<\/a>,\u200b a kayaker named Adri\u00e1n Simancas briefly found himself inside the mouth of a humpback whale while \u2062kayaking in Chile\u2019s Strait \u2063of Magellan. \u200cOn February \u20648, Simancas was paddling when the whale surfaced, swallowing both him and his yellow kayak. His father witnessed the event \u2063from nearby and urged him to stay calm. After nearly three seconds, Simancas \u2063resurfaced, \u2063feeling initially terrified and believing he had been\u2062 swallowed whole. Thankfully, he was unharmed and\u200d swam back to his father\u2019s kayak, eventually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-dept-says-u-s-fully-supports-people-of-venezuela-calls-for-maduro-to-step-down-2\/\" title=\"State Dept. says U.S. fully supports people of Venezuela, calls for Maduro to step down\">returning safely<\/a> to shore. Despite\u200c their large mouths, humpback whales cannot swallow humans due to the size of their esophagus. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">incident gained widespread\u200c attention<\/a> on social media, with videos capturing the dramatic encounter.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A kayaker spent nearly 3 seconds inside a whale, and although it didn&rsquo;t come close to Jonah&rsquo;s three-day record, it likely felt just as long.<\/p>\n<p>Adri&aacute;n Simancas had been kayaking in Chile&rsquo;s Strait of Magellan on Feb. 8, when the incident happened, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/chile-kayaking-tourism-whale-b0cafde4b640326f20a9da28003d6c26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Simancas&rsquo;s father, little more than a whale&rsquo;s tail away, watched as his son disappeared into the whale&rsquo;s mouth.<\/p>\n<p>Video of the incident, which appears to be genuine, made a splash on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/look-back-facebooks-censorship-era\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: Kayaker gets &ldquo;eaten&rdquo; and spit out by a humpback whale off the coast of Chile.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Stay calm, stay calm,&rdquo; the man&rsquo;s father could be heard saying in the video.<\/p>\n<p>The man, Adri&aacute;n Simancas, says he thought the whale had swallowed him.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When I came up and started floating, I was&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tu8FWuplIx\">pic.twitter.com\/tu8FWuplIx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1890226581617963319?\">February 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The video showed Simancas paddling along when a humpback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/court-rules-whale-wars-star-must-remain-detained-faces-possible-extradition-answer-violence-whaling-ship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">whale<\/a> emerged from the depths to consume both him and his craft.<\/p>\n<p>After vanishing for a few long seconds, Simancas bobbed back up to the surface with his yellow kayak in tow.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Stay calm, stay calm,&rdquo; Simancas&rsquo;s father, Dell, can be heard saying in Spanish.<\/p>\n<p>The whale&rsquo;s back is then seen breaching the surface before diving below.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I thought I was dead,&rdquo; Adri&aacute;n later told the Associated Press. &ldquo;I thought it had eaten me, that it had swallowed me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Wild video shows the moment a humpback whale off Chilean Patagonia briefly swallowed a kayaker&mdash;only to spit him back out moments later. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4AHl0uNnrP\">pic.twitter.com\/4AHl0uNnrP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WPLG Local 10 News (@WPLGLocal10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPLGLocal10\/status\/1890397166704664731?\">February 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Simancas said his &ldquo;terror&rdquo; peaked only after resurfacing, according to the AP.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When I came up and started floating, I was scared that something might happen to my father, too, that we wouldn&rsquo;t reach the shore in time, or that I would get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/friends-survive-rough-water-sharks-jellyfish-hypothermia-fishing-trip-goes-horribly-wrong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hypothermia<\/a>,&rdquo; Simancas said.<\/p>\n<p>Simancas eventually swam to his father&rsquo;s kayak before returning safely to shore uninjured.<\/p>\n<p>Humpbacks, which belong to the baleen family of whales, can ingest tons of krill each day, according to the website <a href=\"https:\/\/whalescientists.com\/can-whales-eat-and-swallow-humans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whale Scientists<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But despite having enormous mouths, their esophagus at rest is usually no bigger than a tennis ball.<\/p>\n<p>And although their esophagus can inflate by 30 percent, it&rsquo;s still anatomically impossible for them to swallow a person, according to the whale blog.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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On February 8, Adri\u00e1n Simancas was kayaking in Chile\u2019s Strait of Magellan when the event occurred, as reported by the Associated Press. His father was nearby and witnessed his son being engulfed by the whale&#8217;s mouth. A video of the incident has circulated on social media and appears authentic. In it, Simancas\u2019s father can be heard urging him to &#8220;stay calm&#8221; as Adri\u00e1n believed he had been swallowed by the whale. After a few tense moments underwater, he resurfaced with his yellow kayak still attached. He later recounted feeling terrified upon coming back up and worried about his father&#8217;s safety too before they both made it back to shore unharmed. 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