{"id":29932,"date":"2025-02-17T13:39:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T13:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularnews71.net\/?p=29932"},"modified":"2025-02-17T13:39:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T13:39:11","slug":"watch-real-life-jonah-whale-gobbles-up-kayaker-on-video-then-vomits-him-back-up-still-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popularnews71.net\/?p=29932","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Real Life Jonah \u2013 Whale Gobbles Up Kayaker on Video Then Vomits Him Back Up Still Alive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A kayaker spent nearly 3 seconds inside a whale, and although it didn\u2019t come close to Jonah\u2019s three-day record, it likely felt just as long.<\/p>\n<p>Adri\u00e1n Simancas had been kayaking in Chile\u2019s Strait of Magellan on Feb. 8, when the incident happened, according to the\u00a0Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>Simancas\u2019s father, little more than a whale\u2019s tail away, watched as his son disappeared into the whale\u2019s mouth.<\/p>\n<div 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