Diver saves whale shark trapped in nets in Galapagos

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Diver saves whale shark trapped in nets in Galapagos

The maneuver lasted 6 to 8 minutes at a dangerous depth of 26.7 meters. Peter Freire, a diver, saved a whale shark that was trapped in fishing nets this Sunday on the Galapagos Islands, in Ecuador. Freire descended to a dangerous 26.7 meters deep to cut the rope that held the marine animal. The maneuver lasted between 6 and 8 minutes.