User blog comment:CNBA3/Doriate's Fate/@comment-7418318-20131009094355

It did swallow him hole, rather than biting or chewing him to bits, so I'd say he was still alive when he arrived in it's stomach at least.

And considering that the monster died within minutes of eating him, I doubt it had enough time to digest him, so unless he suffocated or drowned on gastric acids he could very well be alive.

Either way it's pretty disgusting to think about it in detail.