Saved the Whale
April 25, 2006 on 11:25 pm | In Nature, Experiences |A nice read.
Urban Legends Reference Pages: Critters (Saved the Whale)
Saved the Whale Claim: Newspaper article describes an ensnared whale who seemingly thanked her rescuers.
Status: True.
Example: [Collected via e-mail, 2006]When the whale realized it was free, it began swimming around in circles, according to the rescuers. Moskito said it swam to each diver, nuzzled him and then swam to the next one.
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Roy,
Great story. My stepfather of many years designed the knife used to cut whales out of gill nets. He founded the Whale Rescue Squad in Southern California and received lots of news coverage when he saved the life of renown Orca photographer, Bob Talbot, who became entangled while photographing a rescue. The whale ended up dragging him for quite some time until Rick could cut the netting away. He still goes out regularly and frees entrapped whales whenever he gets the call. It’s too bad I moved so far away and can’t pitch in every now and then.
Donna
Comment by Donna — April 26, 2006 #
Donna,
The circles you travel in continue to amaze me. That is so cool.
Roy
Comment by Roy — April 26, 2006 #