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Montevideo, November 22nd 2024 - 09:40 UTC

Tag: Rainer Schimpf,

  • Tuesday, March 12th 2019 - 08:10 UTC

    South African diver experiences “a whale of a time” but survives

    “It got dark and I felt some pressure on my hip,” Schimpf explained. “Once I felt the pressure I instantly knew a whale had gripped me.” 

     A diver who ended up trapped in the mouth of a massive whale joked that he didn't have “a whale of a time” but called the unique encounter “a very special event.” 

Rainer Schimpf, 51, was diving off the coast of South Africa with a documentary crew in February when the breaching whale reached the surface, its mouth wide open.