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SHELL SHOCKED: Kayaker Adrian Simancas after being briefly swallowed by a humpback whale off Chilean Patagonia

A HUMPBACK whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed. The incident, caught on camera, quickly went viral.

Last Saturday, Adrian Simancas was kayaking with his father Dell in Bahia el Aguila near the San Isidro lighthouse in the Strait of Magellan when a humpback whale surfaced, engulfing Adrian and his yellow kayak for a few seconds before letting him go.

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