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Whale of a show in humpback rescue

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Gold Coast : Australia | 2 months ago

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Onlookers at the Gold Coast witnessed a dramatic show of tail slapping as rescuers worked to free a stressed humpback whale from shark nets this morning. Marine rescue teams from Queensland Boating and Fisheries and Sea World took about three hours to release the eight metre whale off Miami Beach.

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