13.02.2025 14:02
A father and son experienced a terrifying moment while on a boat trip in Chile. Suddenly, a humpback whale surfaced and swallowed the young man along with the boat he was using. After being underwater for a few seconds, the whale resurfaced and spat the young man out. The young man described the frightening experience, saying, "I felt something hit me from behind. I thought it was a wave, but it was very strong. When I turned around, I felt something fleshy hit my face."
A family vacationing in Chile experienced terrifying moments in the Strait of Magellan. On February 8, anesthetist Dell Simancas (49) and his son Adrián Simancas (24) decided to go on a boat trip.
A HUMPBACK WHALE SWALLOWED THE YOUNG MAN
Father and son began racing with their boats in the sea. During this time, a massive humpback whale approached Adrián Simancas. Suddenly, the whale surfaced and swallowed the young man along with the boat he was using. After being underwater for a few seconds, the whale resurfaced and spat the young man out.
HIS FATHER KEPT SAYING "STAY CALM"
The young man miraculously escaped the incident unharmed. The calmness of his father, who recorded the terrifying moments with his cellphone and continuously urged his son to "stay calm," did not go unnoticed.
"WHEN I TURNED AROUND, I FELT SOMETHING MEATY HITTING MY FACE"
According to a report by CHV Noticias, Adrián Simancas stated that they wanted to paddle across the bay. He mentioned that paddling was going well, but the weather suddenly worsened. Describing the terrifying moments, he said, "I felt something hit me from behind. I thought it was a wave, but it was very strong. When I turned around, I felt something meaty hit my face; it was blue and white. It came towards me from above and diagonally and submerged me. I thought I was dead, that something was eating me, that they were attacking me to swallow me, and it took me three seconds to get out of the water." The young man noted that his life jacket brought him to the surface and that he realized what had happened much later.
"WE REALIZED LATER IT WAS A WHALE"
Father Dell Simancas said, "The moment of fear was after hearing the loud noise and not being able to see it or the boat. Then it appeared on the surface, and I saw a part of something. Then we realized it was a whale and that it was squeezing him in its mouth."