‘I just tried to untangle him’: Man ‘fined’ for rescuing whale trapped in sea net
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A man who freed a whale trapped in a sea net says he’s been fined by the Australian government for his efforts. The man, who only wanted to be known as “Django”, drove his boat out to help the whale after it was spotted struggling off the coast of Burleigh Heights, Gold Coast on Tuesday. “I had a knife, I didn’t really need to use the knife though.” Django said authorities issued him with a fine when he returned to the coast – despite acting on his own to perform the rescue Django did not disclose how much he had been fined, but people who interfere with shark nets can be fined up to $26,690.
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