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.

A humpback whale briefly engulfed a kayaker off the coast of Chile in an incident caught on camera. Experts say it couldn't have swallowed him even if it wanted to.

A humpback whale briefly "swallowed" a kayaker off the coast of Chile last Saturday in an incident that was captured on camera.

Paddling in the Strait of Magellan, Adrián Simancas was caught in a humpback’s lunge. “I realized that I was in something’s mouth and I had been eaten,” he said.

THE kayaker who was swallowed whole by a humpback whale and miraculously survived has spoken out about his terrifying ordeal. Adrian Simancas found himself inside the mouth of the 50-foot beast ...

Adrián Simancas, 23, was kayaking off Chilean Patagonia when he found himself inside a whale.

These tend to be the whale species that flee in the face of attack. These deep singers in the "flight" club include blue, fin, sei, Bryde's and minke whales. Meanwhile, their higher-frequency ...

Adrian Simancas, from Chile, was out on his kayak in the sea when he was suddenly swallowed hole by a humpback whale and has lived to tell the tale of what it felt like ...

Benefits that whales bring extend far beyond the ocean – they help us, humans, too. Coastal communities around the world rely on healthy oceans for food and livelihoods to support their families.

Adrián Simancas was briefly engulfed by a humpback whale while kayaking with his father in the Strait of Magellan but was ...