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Grab that tight. grab that tight. >> the three men remain clear of the net and after about an hour of work, the group has managed to free most of the whale. with the whale becoming more active, it looks like it's time to make the final cut. >> so close. >> did you get it? >> yeah! >> as the whale slowly swims away, it's a moment to celebrate. >> we saved a humpback whale. >> fishbach says this wouldn't have been possible if they hadn't intervened when they did. >> there's no question about the fact this whale would have died. it was so imprisoned in this net, i really don't think it would have...

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 notify authorities but know it could take days for them 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 like this one. he wants to try cutting some of the net free. it's a decision that seems to make his son nervous. >> daddy's goin...

>> i got within roughly one foot of the eyeball of this humpback just trying to reassure 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 pecks and float are screwed. >> it's now safer to work on the net from on board the boat. fishbach hands over the knife to george who continues to cut where he can. >> you'...

With the whale becoming more active, it looks like it's time to make the final cut. >> so close. >> did you get it? >> yeah! >> as the whale slowly swims away, it's a moment to celebrate. >> we saved a humpback whale. >> fishbach says this wouldn't have been possible if they hadn't intervened when they did. >> there's no question about the fact this whale would have died. it was so imprisoned in this net, i really don't think it would have lasted another 24 hours. >> a minute or so after it swims off, the whale breaches and the show doesn't stop there. >> we saw this incredibly exuberant displ...

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 ignore it. they notify authorities but know it could take days for them to arrive and by then it could be too late. fish bach takes a quick dip in the water to assess the situation under the surface. then he returns to the boat for a knife like this one. he wants to try cutting some of the net free. it's a decision that seems to make his son nervous. >> daddy's going to try to help it, galen. [ crying ] >> i'm scared....