A whale normally opens its mouth to scoop for fishes to eat, but a fisher man who was diving for lobster happens to be in the way of the lobster and he almost lost his live.
Mr Michael Packard posted on Facebook about how he survived in the whale’s mouth:
“All of a sudden, I felt this huge shove and the next thing I knew, it was completely black, I was in his closed mouth for about 30 to 40 seconds before he rose to the surface and spit me out. A humpback whale tried to eat me, I am very bruised up but have no broken bones. I saw light, and he started throwing his head side-to-side and the next thing I knew I was outside (in the water),”
Incidents such as a humpback whale swallowing fisherman or divers are very rare. The reason why he was spit out by the whale was because whales are unable to swallow objects that are so huge as whales has a very small throat.
Commercial Diver Risk
Lobster divers are often a tough job and requires divers to not only withstand the cold waters, strong waves but also the pressure when diving deep. Often, the divers would be focusing on finding lobster on the ocean floor and fail to look out for such dangers.
Packard was caught off guard and almost lost his life.
Packard was released from Cape Cod Hospital on Friday and says that he will continue diving.