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.

A father-and-son kayaking expedition off the coast of Punta Arenas in Southern Chile has made headlines all over the world thanks to the dramatic antics of a huge humpback whale. It may be common to spot these amazing creatures in the waters around Chile,

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.

An incredible video has surfaced showing a humpback whale swallowing a kayaker whole—seconds later the man was spat back out and he lived to tell the story. In the remarkable encounter off the coast of Chilean Patagonia,

A kayaker off the Chilean Patagonia had a very close encounter with a humpback whale. On Feb. 9, Adrian Simancas, 24, was kayaking with his father, Dell Simancas, in the Bahía El Águila area of Chile, near the San Isidro Lighthouse in the Strait of Magellan, when the pair spotted a whale. The whale then briefly “gulped” up Adrian and his kayak.

Adrián Simancas' father captures the heart-stopping moment a humpback whale emerges and swallows his son during a kayaking trip in Chile.

Talk about catch of the day. A kayaker had a close encounter with a humpback whale when he was briefly swallowed before being quickly released. The incident, caught on camera, quickly spread across the internet.