South African man escapes jaws of whale

Rainer Schimpf got swept into the mouth of a Bryde's whale off coast of Port Elizabeth

Like the Bible's Jonah, a South African marine conservationist has narrowly survived after being caught in the jaws of a whale.

Rainer Schimpf, 51, was swept into the mouth of a large Bryde's whale off the coast of the South African town of Port Elizabeth while snorkelling and filming a sardine run last month.