Packard said he was bruised but suffered no broken bones or other serious injuries. I couldn’t believe … I’m here to tell it,” he added. I just got thrown in the air and landed in the water,” he told CBS.

“Then all of a sudden he went up to the surface and just erupted and started shaking his head. Packard said he was in the massive whale’s mouth for 30 to 40 seconds before the animal spit him out. “And then I realized, ‘Oh my God I’m in a whale’s mouth … and he’s trying to swallow me,’ ” he told the news outlet. “And then I felt around and I realized there was no teeth,” he said. Packard, who has been a lobster diver for four decades, said at first he thought he was being attacked by a shark. The animal eventually spit Packard out and he was only badly bruised.Ī commercial lobster diver is safe after he was nearly swallowed by a humpback whale off the coast of Cape Cod, Mass.ĬBS Boston reports Michael Packard, 56, jumped off his boat into the water in Provincetown, Mass., on Friday morning when he felt a huge bump and everything went dark.Īmerica is changing faster than ever! Add Changing America to your Facebook or Twitter feed to stay on top of the news.“And then I realized, ‘Oh my God I’m in a whale’s mouth … and he’s trying to swallow me,’ ” he said.

Packard, 56, jumped off his boat into the water in Provincetown, Mass., on Friday morning when he felt a huge bump and everything went dark.

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