Lobster Diver Swallowed By Whale, Survives After Being Spit Out

June 16, 2021

(FW) If you’ve ever seen the size of a Humpback whale, then you’re aware of the plausibility of the Biblical account of Jonah, who refuses God’s call to go to Nineveh and tries to flee in the opposite direction, only to be tossed overboard and swallowed up by a whale.

Lobster diver Michael Packard can now speak to the veracity of the story as well, after a biblical encounter with a whale that he thought for sure he would not survive.

According to the Cape Cod Times, Packard went off into the water for his second dive of the day, only to have his efforts thwarted by a massive Humpback whale. Packard spoke to the paper:

In something truly biblical, Packard was swallowed whole by a humpback whale.

It was only when Packard began struggling that the whale became uncomfortable and started shaking it’s head. “I saw the light, and he started throwing his head side to side, and the next thing I knew I was outside (in the water),” Packard told the paper.

Experts believe the whale wasn’t targeting the lobsterman, but merely ‘accidentally’ swallowed him up while trying to feed.

Check out the full story and interview from the Boston area paper HERE.

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Story by Dan Andros, from Faith Wire.