--- description: A whale lifted a kayaker out of the water reportedly in Puerto Madryn, Patagonia. title: WATCH: That Terrifying Moment When a Whale Lifts Up a Kayaker image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Whale Lifts Up Kayakers in This Absolutely Terrifying Video  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jul 23, 2014 3:10 PM CUT  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jul 23, 2014 3:10 PM CUT Kayakers reportedly paddling off the coast of Argentina recently got the fright of their lives when a whale [swam under them](http://www.today.com/video/today/55705221#55705221 "undefined") and lifted their boat up with its back. The scary moment, which [reportedly](http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/kayak-lifted-by-southern-right-whale-in-puerto-madryn-argentina/story-fnjwkt0b-1226998555180 "undefined") took place near Puerto Madryn in Patagonia, was captured in a video uploaded to YouTube by user gisela6652 and has been going [viral on Reddit](http://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/2bek7b/kayak%5Fraised%5Fby%5Fa%5Fwhale%5Fon%5Fargentinian%5Fcoast/ "undefined") in the past day. Fortunately, the kayakers appear to be okay at the end of the clip, unlike this National Geographic [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWsN63PRCW8 "undefined") of a fatal encounter between sea lion pups and a killer whale off the coast of Argentina that boasts more than 12,000,000 views on YouTube. **MORE:** [Whale Collisions Spark Calls for Ship Speed Limits in Australia](http://time.com/3021736/whale-collision-australia-humpbacks-strikes/ "undefined") **MORE:** [Japan Is Planning To Resume Whale Hunts](http://time.com/2961598/japan-is-planning-to-resume-whale-hunts/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3023501/whale-lifts-up-kayakers-in-this-absolutely-terrifying-video/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3023501/whale-lifts-up-kayakers-in-this-absolutely-terrifying-video/"},"headline":"Whale Lifts Up Kayakers in This Absolutely Terrifying Video","datePublished":"2014-07-23T15:10:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:11:52.676Z","description":"Whale watching","url":"https://time.com/3023501/whale-lifts-up-kayakers-in-this-absolutely-terrifying-video/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3023501/whale-lifts-up-kayakers-in-this-absolutely-terrifying-video/","name":"Whale Lifts Up Kayakers in This Absolutely Terrifying Video"}}]}] ```