South African man escapes jaws of whale
by Agence France-Presse from Environment | The Guardian on (#4ATQX)
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.
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