A stunning video from Chile shows a humpback whale briefly scooping a kayaker into its mouth before releasing him unharmed.

Adrián Simancas being swallowed and thrown by a whale.

Technically, the young man wasn’t “swallowed”, because that word implies a trip down someone’s throat. The throat opening of a humpback whale is only about 4 inches in diameter, a fine size for ...

This crazy story took place on February 8 in the Strait of Magellan, south of Chile. A 24-year-old kayaker was briefly ...

A 24 year old kayaker was swallowed by a humpback whale off the coast of Chile, in the Strait of Magellan, when it surfaced ...

Kayaker Adrián Simancas describes what it was like being swallowed briefly by a humpback whale off the coast of Chile.

Adrián Simancas was kayaking with his father, Dell Simancas, when the massive whale suddenly surfaced, trapping the young man and his yellow kayak in its mouth for a few seconds before letting him go.

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.

Adrian Simancas was paddling off the coast of Punta Arenas in Patagonia on Saturday when the massive baleen whale surged out ...

PUNTA ARENAS, Chile — A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him ...

By Abel Alvarado, CNN, and Gabriela Frias and Daniela Patino, CNNE   (CNN) — A humpback whale briefly swallowed a 24-year-old ...