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Kayaker, Who Survived Being Swallowed by Whale, Details ‘Pinocchio’-Like Escape

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Kayaker, Who Survived Being Swallowed by Whale, Details ‘Pinocchio’-Like Escape



A 24-year-old man who was briefly swallowed by a humpback whale is getting candid about what it feels like to be inside the marine mammal.

As previously reported, Adrián Simancas and his father, Dell, were kayaking in the Strait of Magellan in Chile’s Patagonia region on Feb. 8 when he was scooped up into the mouth of a whale. His father captured the jarring footage of the encounter on video, which showed the whale take Adrián underwater and apparently release him within seconds as he wound up a few yards away and resurfaced.

Now, as Adrián detailed the ordeal to CNN, it all started when he felt “a wave struck me from behind.”

“But it was very heavy to be anything like that,” he said. “So when I turned around, I saw some blue, dark colors and white flashing right through my face. And I felt a slimy texture in my cheek.”

After the sea creature “shut down” its mouth on the kayaker, it “took me underwater,” he told CNN, comparing the overall feeling to “getting hit” by a wave.

“It was like one second of that strange feeling where I felt that I was already eaten by some kind of giant fish,” Adrián said. “But then I start to feel my water vest that was pulling me outside of the water. And there was two seconds until I got to the surface.”

Adrián Simancas moments before ending up in the mouth of a whale.

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When asked by CNN’s Erin Burnett if he knew he was inside a whale’s mouth at the time, Adrián confirmed that he “guessed” that was the case. “But I didn’t know it was a whale,” he said, laughing.

“It was just a second but it felt like more time. Because I was thinking a lot of stuff. I remembered about Pinocchio. Everyone’s saying that,” he added of Geppetto and Pinocchio’s escape from the mouth of a whale in the classic tale.

“It was surprising. I wasn’t expecting that at all. At first, I thought that I would die because there’s nothing I could do if I am inside the mouth of a giant fish. I didn’t have enough time to realize that I was not in danger.”

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According to Adrián, if the whale had “hit me,” the situation would have been “more dangerous.”

The pair also discussed Dell’s decision to use his 360-degree camera at just the right moment to capture the encounter, which came after the father-son duo saw waves rising. “Two seconds” after he clicked record, Dell said he heard an “incredible wave” behind him.

“And when I turned around, I couldn’t see Adrián anymore or his boat,” Dell said in the translated interview. “So I was absolutely terrified and knew that something was up. And then I saw him emerge from the surface. And then something huge came out by the side of him, it was the whale.”

“Adrián called me and I calmed down because I knew he was alive,” Dell added. “So we were just very, very lucky to avoid this.”

Adrián told CNN en Español in another interview that he thought there was “nothing I could do” while apparently inside of the whale’s mouth. He added to the Associated Press that he “had been talking about orcas shortly before, so I had that in my head” and was worried he had just been eaten by a killer whale.

Adrián’s later fears included getting to the shore again, having hypothermia and something potentially happening to his father too. Luckily, later footage shows that his dad reached him and the pair returned to land together. As the kayaker puts it, the whale approached him “probably out of curiosity.”

Per the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, the humpback whale — an endangered species — typically “feed on shrimp-like crustaceans (krill) and small fish.” They can be up to 60 feet in length and 40 tons in weight and reside “in all oceans around the world.”

The father-son duo told CNN that the whale encounter won’t be their last kayaking experience together. “Yeah, I want to go back,” Adrián said of their unsuccessful kayak journey to an island, as he confirmed they hope to “do it again” from “a far distance” next time around.



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5 greatest new motion pictures to stream this weekend on Netflix, Paramount Plus, HBO Max, and extra (Oct. 4-5)

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It is lastly beginning to really feel like fall, and the best streaming services are raking within the newest must-watch motion pictures to have a good time. With so many new movies dropping this week throughout high platforms like Netflix, HBO Max, Paramount Plus, and extra, it is the proper time to curve up for a film marathon.

Since spooky season is underway, the clear headline decide this week is “Deliver Her Again” on HBO Max, a haunting new horror movie from the administrators behind 2023’s significantly chilling “Speak to Me.” In case you’re in search of laughs as a substitute of frights, Liam Neeson’s “The Bare Gun” revival lands on Paramount Plus. “Downton Abbey” followers will probably be excited on the premium streaming launch of the third and remaining film in Julian Fellowes’ aristocratic saga. Simply you’ll want to have some tissues on standby.

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Amal and George Clooney Step Out for Glam Date Evening in London at The Albies

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  • George Clooney and Amal Clooney hosted the 2025 version of The Clooney Basis For Justice’s The Albies on the Pure Historical past Museum in London on Friday, Oct. 3
  • There, the couple arrived with Hollywood glam-inspired appears
  • Amal wore a brown off-the-shoulder robe by Atelier Versace, designed by Dario Vitale

George Clooney and Amal Clooney introduced Hollywood glam to London.

The Jay Kelly star, 64, and the lawyer, 47, stepped out for the 2025 version of The Clooney Foundation For Justice‘s The Albies in London on Friday, Oct. 3. The couple arrived arm-in-arm on the Pure Historical past Museum occasion.

Amal wore an Atelier Versace robe designed by Dario Vitale. The brown off-the-shoulder ruched look featured intricate pleats at her waistline. Her refined ensemble included a small gold clutch, gold rings and gold dangle drop earrings.

The legal professional’s lengthy brown hair was styled in curls that cascaded down her shoulders. Her make-up aligned together with her impartial and gold ensemble, with a shimmery brown eye, bronzed blush and nude lip gloss.

In the meantime, the Oscar winner coordinated with a traditional Previous Hollywood look, sporting a glossy black tuxedo with black leather-based gown sneakers.

George Clooney and Amal Clooney on October 03, 2025 in London, England.

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The pair’s basis established the annual occasion “to shine a protecting highlight on courageous people and teams from across the globe who, at nice private threat, have devoted their lives to preventing for justice,” per the official web site.

The Albies are named after the anti-apartheid hero Justice Albie Sachs, who acquired a Lifetime Achievement in Pursuit of Justice award on the inaugural ceremony in 2022.

The 2025 honorees embrace Gambian girls’s and ladies’ rights activist Fatou Baldeh, Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora, American newspaper editor Marty Baron, philanthropist Melinda French Gates and lifelong achievement recipient Darren Walker.

George Clooney (L) and Amal Clooney on Sept. 29 in New York Metropolis.

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The couple’s London look comes days after they walked the pink carpet on the New York Movie Pageant premiere of Jay Kelly on Monday, Sept. 29.

At that occasion, Amal went flirty in a pink velvet minidress from Oscar de la Renta’s fall/winter 2025 ready-to-wear assortment. The deep pink velvet showcased her toned legs, arms and shoulders with a strapless reduce with refined ruching across the bust. The skirt of the gown was fully lined in three-dimensional, pink poppy flowers that bloomed outward to imitate actual petals.

George, in the meantime, wore a navy blue go well with with a pale blue button-down shirt and black leather-based sneakers.

George exclusively shared with PEOPLE one of many greatest classes he discovered since being along with his spouse. “The best lesson I discovered is to marry the suitable individual, which I did,” he stated. “And so, it has been nothing however an honor and a pleasure to be married to my spouse.”

The pair had been launched by a mutual pal, and commenced courting in 2013. They tied the knot on Sept. 27, 2014, in a star-studded marriage ceremony in Venice, Italy. In June 2017, the couple welcomed twins Alexander and Ella, now 8.

George additionally informed PEOPLE on the Jay Kelly premiere that he’s grateful for his household.

“I have been very fortunate to have nice household and nice associates, and my kids really like me nonetheless,” he stated. “They’re younger.”

Jay Kelly hits theaters on Nov. 14 and streams on Netflix starting Dec. 5.

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Hailee Steinfeld on Josh Allen Marriage Altering Way of life

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Hailee Steinfeld has discovered to understand a timeout. 

The Sinners star revealed that her relationship with Josh Allen—who she tied the knot with in May following two years of courting—has taught her to get pleasure from a slower tempo of life, particularly with regards to her profession. 

In spite of everything, the Buffalo Payments quarterback’s job requires a really constant routine, whereas her performing schedule is continually altering. 

“What we do is so unpredictable, and his job is on such a strict schedule,” Hailee defined to Variety in an interview revealed Oct. 3. “So it’s truly a blessing—I attempt to set up my time so I might be the place he’s.”

And with Josh, 29, at the moment within the midst of the NFL’s 2025 common season, the Oscar nominee, 28, stated she is presently having fun with some downtime so she will cheer him on throughout his video games.

“This time of 12 months, I get to hunker down, decelerate, help him and reside life,” she continued. “When the offseason rolls round, it’s go-time for me.”

Up to now, taking time without work work wasn’t precisely an everyday incidence for Hailee. 

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