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Video: incredible rescue as dolphin asks for help

I’m researching a story about how amazing dolphins are. There are numerous examples of them fending off sharks from humans and helping people to the surface who get into trouble. Then I saw this.

In January 2013 a group of night divers from Manta Rays Diving were watching the graceful mantas when a bottlenose dolphin swam over to show them it had fishing line wrapped around it.

This video will take your breath away!

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