Video: Whale Swallows Kayaker in Strait of Magellan

Last weekend, a whale swallowed a kayaker who was out for a paddle with his father in the Strait of Magellan, briefly engulfing him and dragging him underwater before letting him go. 

Chilean national Adrián Simancas was on an excursion Saturday near the San Isidro lighthouse, about 40 nautical miles south of Punta Arenas. As his father Dell Simancas was taking a video of the outing, the whale emerged from below and took both Adrian and the small kayak in its mouth. After a brief moment, the whale dec…