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Fishermen Free Whale Caught in Nets Off Peruvian Coast

While working on July 21 in a small fishing boat off of the coast of Peru, Peruvian fishermen Nicolas Navarro Pazos, Christhian Josue Navarro Fiestas, Cristian Vite De Álvarez, Alex Alfonso Puescas Ruiz, and two other men encountered a distressed whale tangled in a fishing net with a styrofoam buoy attached. The six men were able to free it by moving alongside and sometimes over top of the whale, using knives to cut the net and buoy. Credit: Nicolas Navarro Pazos