Cape Cod Man Swallowed, Spit Out, By Humpback Whale – IOTW Report

Cape Cod Man Swallowed, Spit Out, By Humpback Whale

What a ride!

NYP: His name’s not Jonah — but this Cape Cod man sure has something in common with the biblical figure now.

Commercial lobster diver Michael Packard was going about his business off the coast off Provincetown, Mass. when he was swallowed whole by a humpback whale — trapped in its gullet for nearly a minute before being coughed back up, according to a report.

Packard, 56, was about 35 feet below the surface near Herring Cove Beach at 8 a.m. Friday when the massive mammal tried to turn him into breakfast, the Cape Cod Times reported.

“All of a sudden, I felt this huge shove and the next thing I knew it was completely black,” Packard told the outlet. “I could sense I was moving, and I could feel the whale squeezing with the muscles in his mouth.” more here

25 Comments on Cape Cod Man Swallowed, Spit Out, By Humpback Whale

  1. Meanwhile, the lobster mafia is having a meeting to discuss humpback harry, the whale assassin, and how he failed to eliminate their mutual “problem.”

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  2. Now that’s one whale of a tale. He’s a lucky man to still be alive after being swallowed whole by a whale. He’s got one heck of a whopper story to tell his grandkids about the time he was swallowed by a whale and lived to tell about it.

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  3. Love news stories like these, especially when the world seems to be going to hell in a hand basket.

    Then you realize The Lord is still showing his hand. 🕊️❤️🙏

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  4. Humpbacks are baleen feeders. Their throat isn’t big enough to swallow a human. Yea, he got caught caught in the animal’s mouth but the muscles squeezing was simply the whale’s tongue pushing the water back out through the baleen to filter out the krill and other small animals the whale eats. This diver was likely in no danger at any time. He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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  5. This clown was in scuba gear. Where’s a witness? Someone stays on the boat as a safety measure. This story is full of holes. I say the “diver” is full of crap.

    Likely smoking grass while watching Disney’s PINOCCHIO. GMAFB

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