Diver narrowly avoids being swallowed by a 40-tonne whale

Right, we're never going swimming again.

Diver narrowly avoids being swallowed by a 40-tonne whale

This diver had a lucky break when he narrowly avoided getting swallowed by a whale.

Rainer Schimpf was filming the annual sardine run near Port Elizabeth in South Africa when the 49-foot-long Byrde’s whale swam up from the depths to feed on the fish.

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