1/9A Good Samaritan rescues a whale caught in the nets off Burleigh Heads Beach. Photo: Adam Head
Gallery: Amazing images of tinnie ‘hero’s’ whale rescue
A lone man in a tinnie has freed a distressed whale calf caught in shark nets on the Gold Coast. These pictures capture the wild rescue and the aftermath.
2/9The man known as Django diving into the Ocean to rescue a Whale Calf after it was caught in Shark nets off Burleigh Heads Beach. Photos: Envoy Cull
3/9The Whale calf was caught in nets off Burleigh Heads Beach. Photos Supplied: Envoy Cull.
4/9Django after the rescue . Photo: Adam Head
5/9Two surfers enjoying the swell with Django’s boat in the distance. Photo: Adam Head
6/9A surfer riding a wave with the rescue scene in the background. Photo: Adam Head
7/9Django in his tinny off Burleigh Heads Beach, Photo: Adam Head
8/9The man reportedly launched his own rescue effort this morning after becoming frustrated at authorities for not acting quickly enough. Photo: Adam Head
9/9A GoFundMe Page has been setup for the man fined after helping free a trapped whale calf off the Gold Coast this morning. Photo: Adam Head
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