Victory! Extraordinary feat of survival as man survives swallow by whale in Chile
Chilean fisherman Martin Gutierrez, 44, is released from the whale that swallowed him for 12 hours before being passed into the jaws of another sea creature, this time saving him from further ordeal, prompting the rescue of both for their miraculous survival. Gutierrez, according to experts, escaped as both whales were regurgitating food. As reported by the National Geographic, this rare incident is considered an extraordinary testament of survival as whales tend to avoid any contact with humans.
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Whale is a mammal that lives in ocean and survives in water bodies of all forms. The biggest and the smallest whales are present in the world of this marine animal. The humpback wale is one of the whales from the baleen whales family, known for its ability to sing and dance in water. And what’s even more interesting is a recent incident that occurred in Chile, which seems to be far from fiction and more of a fantasy. Last month, a fisherman identified as Martin Gutierrez, 44, was swallowed by a humpback whale and remained in its stomach for 12 hours. Martin was freed after another whale passed the previous mammoth in the region. Experts say that Gutierrez survived the wild-goose experience due to being released at the point where both whales were regurgitating food.
From all available news sources, this incident is, to the best of our knowledge, the first record of a man being swallowed by a humpback whale and later regurgitated followed by a dive into the gaping orifice of another whale. But frankly, representatives at the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) confirmed the occurrence of this wild whale swallowing behavior in the past, primarily directed at other struggling sea creatures or marine debris.
NBC Universal Inc. published annual reports on The Whale’s Conservation for over 25 years now and, according to the 2016 report, the populations of most whales have shown a steady recovery since the whaling industry was banned in 1985. And after this recent event, the general public’s perception of a humpback whale, in particular, has most probably changed for the better.
In the end, what’s significant is the fact that every year there is less and less perpetration against whales all around the world, reducing the chance of even greater tragedies with humans and wildlife. And despite the fact that this situation is less than desirable and there was no methodical solution developed to guide encounter procedures, there is hope that a similar situation with another trapped man or woman, in this case, would not be as fatal.
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