A rescue team from SeaWorld struggles for hours to free a young humpback whale trapped in a shark net near Coolangatta on the Gold Coast on 8 September 2021.
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The whale calf is surrounded by an escort of four protective adult humpbacks, making the rescue incredibly dangerous for both humans and whales
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