A baby dolphin was rescued in Sardinia (Italy), near the port of Caligari, on Tuesday.
It was a boater who sounded the alarm after seeing the animal and understanding its distress.
Trapped, the dolphin was struggling.
The harbor master's office then mobilized two boats, with personnel from the Maritime Rescue Center and the Cagliari Coast Guard diving unit, reports the
Huffington Post
.
Specialists sent to the animal in distress quickly realized that it was a young Tursiops truncatus, better known as the bottlenose dolphin.
This baby was totally trapped in a nylon net.
He could not get out of it and therefore it was impossible for him to swim.
VIDEO: 🇮🇹 A baby dolphin is rescued by coast guards off the Italian island of Sardinia after getting trapped in a nylon net #Cagliari pic.twitter.com/atueWibj1W
- AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 26, 2021
Waited for by another dolphin, probably his mother
Rescuers then contacted the Center for Cetacean Studies in Nora, who advised them on how to come to the aid of the cetacean and not injure it.
Thanks to this cooperation, the emergency services were able to reassure the animal and get it out of the trap.
After their good deed, the rescuers had a nice surprise and attended a nice show.
They saw the young cetacean swimming out to sea and joining another dolphin.
An adult who was probably her mother and who had followed her baby's rescue from afar.
The duo then continued their journey together.
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