Coverage dated February 12, 2025 to February 13, 2025

Humpback whale briefly swallows kayaker in Chilean Patagonia -- and it's on camera

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A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed. The incident quickly went viral.

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ABC 13 Houston
A humpback whale briefly swallows kayaker in Chilean Patagonia - and it's all captured on camera (opens ABC 13 Houston)
Published Feb 12, 2025
ABC 13 Houston's feed description
A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed.
The Guardian
Just a fluke: whale spits out kayaker in incident captured on camera (opens The Guardian)
Published Feb 12, 2025
The Guardian's feed description
‘I thought I was dead,’ said the kayaker, who was let go by humpback off the Chilean coast after a few seconds
Fox News
'I thought I was dead': Kayaker gets swallowed by humpback whale in dramatic moment caught on camera (opens Fox News)
Published Feb 12, 2025
Fox News's feed description
A kayaker is lucky to be alive after being swallowed by a humpback whale off the coast of Chilean Patagonia and getting spit out by the leviathan.
WWL New Orleans
A humpback whale briefly swallows kayaker in Chilean Patagonia — and it's all captured on camera (opens WWL New Orleans)
Published Feb 12, 2025
WWL New Orleans's feed description
Despite the terrifying experience, both the kayaker and his father returned to the shore unharmed.
WSVN Miami
Humpback whale swallows and spits out kayaker in incident captured on camera - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)
Published Feb 12, 2025
WSVN Miami's feed description
(CNN) — A humpback whale briefly swallowed a 24-year-old kayaker last Saturday during a father-son excursion out on the icy waters around Chile’s southernmost Patagonia
CNN
Humpback whale swallows and spits out kayaker in incident captured on camera (opens CNN)
Published Feb 12, 2025
CNN's feed description
A humpback whale briefly swallowed a 24-year-old kayaker last Saturday during a father-son excursion out on the icy waters around Chile’s southernmost Patagonia region.
NBC10 Philadelphia
Humpback whale briefly swallows kayaker in Chilean Patagonia -- and it's on camera (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)
Published Feb 13, 2025
NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description
A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed. The incident quickly went viral.
Newsweek
Incredible Moment Humpback Whale Swallows Kayaker—See What Happens Next (opens Newsweek)
Published Feb 13, 2025
Newsweek's feed description
The man was swallowed by a humpback whale in a rare and dramatic wildlife encounter caught on video.
Breitbart News
WATCH: Stunned Kayaker Recalls Being Swallowed by Humpback Whale (opens Breitbart News)
Published Feb 13, 2025
Breitbart News's feed description
A 24-year-old kayaker in Chile became a modern-day Jonah on Saturday when a humpback whale decided to approach him.
NBC News
Camera captures moment kayaker says he was briefly swallowed by humpback whale in Chilean Patagonia (opens NBC News)
Published Feb 13, 2025
NBC News's feed description
A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed.
The Boston Globe
Watch: Humpback whale briefly ‘swallows’ kayaker (opens The Boston Globe)
Published Feb 13, 2025
The Boston Globe's feed description
The whale encapsulated the kayaker completely in its jaws and brought him under the surface before releasing him unharmed.
Deutsche Welle
Whale swallows kayaker in Chile then spits him out – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)
Published Feb 13, 2025
Deutsche Welle's feed description
A kayaker in Chile found himself momentarily inside a humpback whale. The whole incident was captured on video by the kayaker's father and quickly went viral.
UPI
Watch: Kayaker ends up in the mouth of humpback whale (opens UPI)
Published Feb 13, 2025
UPI's feed description
A 24-year-old kayaker in Chile was briefly swallowed, and subsequently regurgitated, by a humpback whale in an unusual encounter his father caught on camera.
New Hampshire Union Leader
Humpback whale swallows and then spits out kayaker off Chile coast (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)
Published Feb 13, 2025
New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description
A huge humpback whale briefly scooped a kayaker in its mouth in the seas off the coast of southern Chile before spitting him out unscathed in a dramatic incident caught
Los Angeles Times
A humpback whale briefly swallows a kayaker, and it's captured on video (opens Los Angeles Times)
Published Feb 13, 2025
Los Angeles Times's feed description
A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed.
WHDH Boston
A humpback whale briefly swallows kayaker in Chilean Patagonia — and it’s all captured on camera - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)
Published Feb 13, 2025
WHDH Boston's feed description
PUNTA ARENAS, Chile (AP) — A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed. The incident, caught on camera, quickly went
Latin Times
Kayaker Nearly Swallowed By Whale Reveals the Shock of Thinking He Had 'Been Eaten' Before Being Spit Back Out (opens Latin Times)
Published Feb 13, 2025
Latin Times's feed description
A kayaker in Chile was caught on camera being briefly swallowed by a humpback whale before getting spit back out.
East Idaho News
WATCH: Humpback whale swallows and spits out kayaker in incident captured on camera (opens East Idaho News)
Published Feb 13, 2025
East Idaho News's feed description
(CNN) — A humpback whale briefly swallowed a 24-year-old kayaker last Saturday during a father-son excursion out on the icy waters around Chile’s southernmost Patagonia region. The terrifying moment, captured on camera by the kayaker’s father, showed the whale surfacing in the Strait of Magellan and…

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