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The father and son were kayaking in the Strait of Megellan, Southern Chile, which is a popular spot and whale encounters ...

A kayaker almost became lunch for a whale. It happened off the coast of Patagonia in Chile. Adrián Simancas and his father, Dell, were out on the water when a humpback whale got hungry.

Two members from the National Parks and Wildlife Services were guarding the mammal, as they waited for professionals to arrive and take the whale away from the beach. A dead pygmy sperm whale ...