Whale freed from shark nets at Kirra Beach in quick Seaworld rescue

IT’S been a happy ending for a juvenile whale caught in shark nets off Kirra with a Seaworld rescue team able to free the mammal within hours.

Boaties monitor a whale trapped in the nets of Kirra Groyne this morning. Picture Glenn Hampson

UPDATE: IT’S been a happy ending for a juvenile whale caught in shark nets off Kirra with a Seaworld rescue team able to free the mammal within hours.

The young whale was caught by its tail in a shark net off Kirra Groyne.

A small crowd had gathered to watch the rescue by Seaworld staff and a large cheer erupted when it was freed.

EARLIER: IN a story that is becoming all too common this whale season a young migrating whale has been trapped in shark nets off Kirra Beach this morning.

The juvenile whale is believed to have become trapped at some point last night or in the early hours of this morning.

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Morning beach walkers raised the alarm and crews from Seaworld are reportedly preparing to begin rescue efforts.

A witness has told the Bulletin the whale appears to be stuck near a drumline and is surrounded by a few buoys.

“I’m not sure if it’s dragged the net further north of Kirra, the mother and other calves were in the area, but I can’t see them anymore,” he said.

“It is definitely still alive, it is using its blowhole every now and then.”

More information as it becomes available.