WATCH: Trapped whale rescued by divers off Ramsgate
It was a life-time experience for the two friends.
AN early morning dive quickly turned into quite an exhilarating and emotional experience for two divers last Saturday (16th).
Hugo Botha and Danny Philp had gone for a fun dive.
They were barely two minutes into the dive when Hugo felt something brush against him: it was fishing line.
When he looked up he noticed a small whale nearby.
“It was circling around us and struggling to swim free,” he said.
He gave his speargun to Danny and swam off to get the line off the whale.
“It was a case of wanting to get close to free the whale, but also not too close as it was a little scary,” said Hugo.
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The moment the line came off – which didn’t take too long to do – the whale swam off into the deep.
“It was almost like it had swum in to say ‘hey guys I need some help’,” he said.
“It was a lifetime experience to be able to help such a magnificent creature,” he said.
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