A pair of kayakers paddling off California’s Avila Beach in San Luis Obispo are lucky to be alive after a breaching humpback whale nearly swallowed them whole. Julie McSorley and Liz Cottriel were kayaking through a school of fish on Monday when when the whale came to the surface to feed. As you can see from the video it was an extremely close call. None of the women were injured but one lost her car keys: