Entangled whale freed from nets after four-day rescue

After more than 50 rope cuts the 11m (36ft) humpback whale swam free from the fishing gear.

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According to the marine mammal coordinator for Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the whale had probably been entangled in fishing gear for months and could have faced a tragic outcome without the intervention.

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