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Underwater rescue: Spanish divers free a whale trapped in an illegal fishing net 
CA Source: Radio-Canada News 5/25/2022
Underwater rescue: Spanish divers free a whale trapped in an illegal fishing net
In a gripping underwater rescue, divers from Spain have freed a 12-meter-long humpback whale entangled in an illegal driftnet off the Balearic island of Mallorca.

One of the divers, 32-year-old marine biologist Gigi Torras, said last Friday’s rescue and a small gesture of appreciation from the giant mammal was also a birthday present for her – the “best of all”. time” in his words.
 

“It was like out of this world, it was amazing, just amazing,” she told Reuters on Tuesday. It was only the third time a humpback whale had been sighted in the Balearic Islands.
The weakened whale had been spotted by a vessel about five kilometers off the east coast of Mallorca, prompting the Palma de Mallorca Aquarium marine rescue center to take action.

They found the whale completely trapped in the red fishing net so it couldn’t even open its mouth.

 
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