A 40-foot humpback whale was rescued on Saturday by crews from SeaWorld San Diego off the coast of La Jolla Shores area.
SeaWorld and San Diego lifeguards worked this morning to free the whale from some netting, removing rope from the whale’s mouth.
The whale was spotted off Balboa Pier in Newport Beach Friday, caught in two lobster nets. A crew worked for several hours to untangle the whale Friday but couldn’t completely free the mammal and put a GPS tracking device on it so they could track its movements.
Rescuers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration cut at least 100 feet of rope and buoy off the whale Friday, according to NBC7 San Diego. Officials believe it may be the same whale already untangled by crews earlier this week off the coast of La Jolla.
— City News Service
