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>> i could see that this whale was horribly, horribly entangled. just like in a straight jacket. 19 years on the water i've never seen anything like this. you have to make a decision. are you going to try to intervene yourself? physically intervening certainly carries a risk. >> fishbach and the group can't turn their backs on the animal. they radio the mexican authorities but know it could take hours if not days for someone to arrive, and by then it could be too late. fishbach takes a quick dip in the water to assess the situation under the surface. then he returns to the boat for a knife lik...

>> you've got to cut everything you can. >> fishbach and the boat's captain alberto haul the excess net aboard holding tight, and repositioning the boat with a paddle whenever the whale shifts in the water. >> we were just grabbing and pulling and cutting and in the context of our cutting, things were getting freed and loose. >> they managed to free one of the whale's pectoral fins which can be seen momentarily jutting out of the water. no longer completely immobile, but still attached to the net on the boat, the whale begins to swim. >> we're being taken for a ride by a whale. >> whenever the...

[ crying ] >> it's okay, honey. >> galen, it's okay. >> the camera is rolling as he approaches the 40 to 50,000-pound humpback. >> i got within roughly one foot of the eyeball of this humpback just try to reassure the whale i was there to help. very extraordinary to have that moment. >> fishbach is able to cut some of the net free from the animal's back. >> how's it working, michael? >> when he tries to continue cutting along the side of the whale, it becomes clear that's not the right choice. >> he's freaking out. i got his dorsal fin free. that's it. his peck and his floats are screwed. >> i...

>> but then a breath. the humpback is alive, but unable to move. >> i could see that this whale was horribly, horribly entangled. it was just, you know, like in a straitjacket. 19 years on the water i've never seen anything like this. you have to make a decision. are you going to try to intervene, you know, yourself? physically intervening certainly carries a risk. >> fishbach and the group can't turn their backs on the animal. they radio the mexican authorities but know it could take hours if not days for someone to arrive, and by then it could be too late. fi fishbach takes a quick dip into ...