New Delhi: In a movie-like situation, a US lobster fisherman mentioned he was swallowed by a humpback whale and has survived to inform the dreadful story.
Michael Packard, a 56-year-old veteran lobster diver, claimed that he was swallowed complete by a humpback whale, Cape Cod Occasions reported.
“Abruptly, I felt this enormous shove and the subsequent factor I knew it was utterly black,” Packard mentioned recalling his chilling expertise.
The incident occurred when he was diving for lobster off the coast of the northeastern state of Massachusetts.
“I may sense I used to be shifting, and I may really feel the whale squeezing with the muscular tissues in his mouth,” he added.
Packard mentioned it was utterly darkish and he was certain he can be useless, including that the one thought in his thoughts was of his youngsters.
Nonetheless, in an nearly unbelievable twist, Packard, who was in his scuba gear, was launched by the whale. He believes he was contained in the whale for round 30 to 40 seconds earlier than it spit him out.
“I noticed gentle, and he began throwing his head facet to facet, and the subsequent factor I knew I used to be exterior (within the water),” he advised Cape Cod Occasions.
Crewman Josiah Mayo picked Packard up after he surfaced and rushed to the Provincetown pier. A Provincetown Fireplace Division ambulance took him to Cape Cod Hospital, the report quoted Packard’s sister Cynthia Packard as saying.
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