Video | A whale swallowed a diver and then brought him back to the coast

A diver miraculously saved his life a few days ago as a result of a whale that caught him briefly with his mouth on the shores of the lake. Port Elizabeth, in southern South Africa. The episode, reminiscent of the story of the Bible about the prophet Jonah spent three days in a cetacean, quickly became viral.

Rainer Schimpf He spent a few seconds in Bryde's Whale, a 15-meter, 25-tonne cetacean, when filming a sardine school. "I had started shooting at dolphins, sharks, gannets, penguins and cormorants that were feeding on sardines when, from below, a Bryde's whale was suddenly standing up," said at the time. international company, a defender of the environment. AFP.

In this setting, he added: "I felt a pressure around my waist and I immediately knew what was happening." He also remarked, "It was only a few seconds, until the whale realized its mistake and opened its mouth to spit on me."

The diver's wife, Silke, and a photographer attended the fear and documented the scene. In some images, only the two legs of Rainer Shimpf are visible outside the whale's mouth, a rare and difficult to photograph.e feeds on small fish and crustaceans.

The striking image of a whale shark under a small boat

Once safe, the man did not delay in returning to the water. "We checked if the material was good, that I had no bones or broken ribs. Everything was fine, "he said.

Profile Schimpf, 51, is not a beginner, has 20 years of experience and has been rewarded several 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 had to be reborn, I would like to do it like a whale," he said during a meeting. interview.

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

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