14.02.2025 13:10
He recounted seeing a young man in southern Chile who was swallowed and then spat out by a whale while canoeing with his father. The young man, who made headlines around the world, said, "I saw colors like dark blue and white. When I turned around, I felt a slimy texture on my face. The thing that was approaching from behind closed in and submerged me. At that moment, I thought there was nothing I could do."
The images of a young man who was swallowed by a whale and then spat out while canoeing with his father off the coast of Punta Arenas in southern Chile have sparked curiosity worldwide. The young canoeist, speaking to the Associated Press, said, "I thought I was dead. I thought it had eaten me, swallowed me," and described what he saw inside...
THE WHALE OPENED ITS MOUTH AND SUCKED IN THE YOUNG MAN
24-year-old Adrian Simancas, who was canoeing with his father, suddenly found himself in the mouth of a humpback whale. In the footage recorded by his father, the whale is seen suddenly opening its mouth and sucking in the young man. Adrian initially thought it was a killer whale attack: "We had just been talking about orcas a short while ago. So it was on my mind. I thought it was an orca and that it would kill me."
"I FELT A SLIMY TEXTURE ON MY FACE"
Speaking to AP, Adrian described what he saw inside: "I saw dark blue and white colors. When I turned around, I felt a slimy texture on my face. The thing that approached from behind closed in and submerged me. At that moment, I thought there was nothing I could do."
Experts have commented on this attention-grabbing encounter between the humpback whale and the human. According to experts, the reason for this encounter may be to communicate with the young man or simply curiosity.