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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? >> did you get it? >> see? >> yeah! >> 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 ...

>> the camera is rolling as fishbach approaches the 40,000 to 50,000-pound humpback. >> i got within roughly one foot of the eyeball of this humpback just trying to reassure the whale that 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 -- i got his dorsal fin free, that's it. his peck and flukes are screwed. >> it's now safer to work on t...

Of the next 45 minutes to an hour. it was awesome. >> fishbach's son galen thinks he knows why the whale was putting on this amazing display. >> mom, i know what she's doing. is putting on this amazing display. >> i know what he is doing. >> what is he doing? >> he is showing us that he is all free. >> i think so, galen. >> another daring rescue. this time, from a sinking boat. croatia, september 19, 2010. strong wind have stranded them in the middle of the river. after firefighters spend hours trying to tow the boat to shore reenforcements are called in. a rescuer is hoered down from a hoveri...

Unable to move. >> 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 bo...

And i've been happy and so has my digestive system. now i'm even happier since activia greek showed up because now i get to have my first love and my greek passion together, what i call a healthy marriage. activia greek. the feel good greek. ♪ dannon a man risks his own life when he dives into the water to free a whale trapped in a fishing net. >> that was an extremely intimidating and potentially dangerous place to be working. >> conservationist michael fishbach is the codirector of the great whale conservancy. he travels to mexico sea of