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Patrick Pester

'I thought I was dead': Terrifying video of humpback whale gobbling up kayaker explained

A viral video appears to show a humpback whale gobbling up a kayaker off the coast of South America before quickly spitting him out again.

Adrián Simancas was kayaking with his father in the Strait of Magellan in Chile last Saturday (Feb. 8) when the whale burst out of the water and seemed to close its mouth around Simancas and his kayak. For a few seconds, the whale and Simancas disappeared beneath the waves.

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