Humpback whale calf cut free from shark net off the Gold Coast
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A young whale has been set free by rescuers after becoming trapped in a shark net off a Gold Coast beach this morning.
The Marine Rescue Team and SeaWorld rushed out to a shark net off Coolangatta Beach after a Humpback whale calf became trapped.
Video shows rescuers working to free the young whale from the net, as its mother keeps close watch.
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“After a few cuts the net was removed from around its head and pectoral fin and the four-metre juvenile whale was soon on its way,” Queensland Shark Control Program Manager Jeff Krause said.
It is the sixth whale this migration season to be caught in shark nets in Queensland, according to Mr Krause.
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