A diver was swallowed by a whale and saved by a miracle

The Bible says that the prophet Jonah spent three days inside a whale. Rainer Schimpf had the same experience but a few seconds inside a Bryde's whale, a cetacean of 15 meters and 25 tons, when he was filming a school of sardines.

"I had started shooting at dolphins, sharks, gannets, penguins and cormorants that were feeding on sardines when, from below, a Bryde's whale suddenly stood up," he said. he declares. AFP This activist defends the environment.

"I felt pressure around my waist and I immediately knew what was going on," he added. "It was only a few seconds, until the whale realized its mistake and opened its mouth to spit."

The diver's wife, Silke, and a photographer attended the fear and documented the scene.

In some images, you can only see Rainer Shimpf's two legs come out of the whale's mouth, a rare and difficult to photograph specimen that feeds on small fish and crustaceans. The diver, once safe, was quick to return to the water.

"We checked to see if the material was good, that it had no bones or broken ribs, everything was fine," he said.

Schimpf, He is 51 years old, not a beginner, has 20 years of experience and has been rewarded many times. He is aware of the dangers to which he is exposed.

"Predators like whales or sharks attack their prey and our visibility is often very limited," he said.

"Our determination to ensure the utmost attention and protection of the environment remains intact." "If I were to be born again, I would like to do it like a whale," adds Schimpf.

While awaiting his eventual reincarnation, his involuntary rendition of Jonah made him famous on social networks. The images of her experience have already been viewed more than a million times on YouTube.