The patience of that dolphin was extraordinary (Video)

Just off the coast of Hawaii, the Pacific Ocean is a go-to place for any diving enthusiast, but among all the stingrays and exotic fish, this diving crew got one unexpected visitor. There is nothing more thrilling than a close encounter with a dolphin. To have the experience of coming face to face, or in this case, eye ball to eye ball, with a large marine animal will take your breath away. During a night dive, a group of divers saw a bottlenose dolphin swim into the dive area. At closer glance, diver Keller Laros saw the dolphin had a fishing hook caught in its pectoral fin.

The dolphin appeared to approach Laros for help and rolled over to position itself properly. Laros, who was equipped with scissors, was able to free his fellow mammal and the amazing rescue was caught on film.“I was trying to unwrap it, I got the line fishing hook out of the pectoral fin,” he said. “There was a line coming out of his mouth. But, the line wrapped around his pectoral fin was so tight … I was worried if I tugged on it, it might hurt him more. I was able to cut the fishing line and unwrap it.” The dolphin briefly surfaced for air and then returned to the divers to complete the disentangling!

The dolphin was very grateful to be rescued

“I’ve had bottlenose dolphins approach me a lot of times and they are really smart animals. The way he came right up and pushed himself into me there was no question this dolphin was there for help. I was at the right place at the right time. I am honored to share the footage with all of you,” Laros said. Once freed, it swam away. Unfortunately, bottlenose dolphin populations are subject to “hunting, incidental catch, and habitat degradation,” according to the IUCN Red List Of Threatened Species. Watch the video, this rescue operation was a brilliant success!