Watch Some Rescuers Save A Baby Dolphin

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By Jessica Rawden
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Recently some awesome SeaWorld crew members and some also incredible lifeguards helped a baby dolphin to escape the confines of a fishing net. The dolphin was trapped in the net on Friday morning and if a concerned kayaker had not spotted the poor creature flailing in the water near La Jolla, California, we may not have the charming video of the rescue, today.

The AP video is pretty cool, but UT San Diego also has some pretty incredible photo footage of the dudes scrambling in a boat to help the dolphin in the water. According to the outlet, the rescue team was able to locate and snare the dolphin in order to help it shortly after the kayaker spotted the little tyke around 11 a.m. PST.

Without the rescue, it’s highly likely the baby dolphin would have died. As things stand, however, once the rescue team was able to free the mammal from the lengthy fishing line it was caught in, the creature swam off happily to meet some other dolphins nearby that were waiting to see the outcome of the whole event. I’m not sure I ever expected to utter the phrase “SeaWorld to the rescue!” but there it is.

Jessica Rawden
Jessica Rawden
Managing Editor

Jessica Rawden is Managing Editor at CinemaBlend. She’s been kicking out news stories since 2007 and joined the full-time staff in 2014. She oversees news content, hiring and training for the site, and her areas of expertise include theme parks, rom-coms, Hallmark (particularly Christmas movie season), reality TV, celebrity interviews and primetime. She loves a good animated movie. Jessica has a Masters in Library Science degree from Indiana University, and used to be found behind a reference desk most definitely not shushing people. She now uses those skills in researching and tracking down information in very different ways.