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Whale Saves Drowning Diver

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(Newser) – A beluga whale came to the rescue of a woman who got into trouble during a free-diving contest at a Chinese aquarium, the Telegraph reports. The woman, who wasn't wearing breathing equipment, suffered cramps near the bottom of the aquarium's Arctic pool and found herself unable to rise. The whale, sensing she was in trouble, took her leg and guided her to the surface.

"I began to choke and sank even lower and I thought that was it for me—I was dead," the diver says. "Until I felt this incredible force under me driving me to the surface."

A 4-year-old Chinese boy swims with a 5-year-old beluga whale named Xiao Qiang at an aquarium in China's eastern Shandong Province.
A 4-year-old Chinese boy swims with a 5-year-old beluga whale named Xiao Qiang at an aquarium in China's eastern Shandong Province.   (AP Photo/EyePress/File)
Two trainers and two beluga whales show a heart shape during their performance in an aquarium in Harbin, China.
Two trainers and two beluga whales show a heart shape during their performance in an aquarium in Harbin, China.   (AP Photo)
A beluga whale swims with her calf.
A beluga whale swims with her calf.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)
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riffran
Jul 30, 09 5:40 AM CDT
and to think people hunt and butcher these poor creature's Reply
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Yourself
Jul 30, 09 10:17 AM CDT
most of the people "hunting and butchering" belugas are natives that depend on them to LIVE!!!!
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Yourself
Jul 30, 09 2:56 PM CDT
not exactly sure how the hell people can vote down my FACTUALLY BASED comment... i guess it just goes to show how naive and uneducated people are about other societies and cultures.
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bewilderbeast
Jul 30, 09 5:41 AM CDT
Fool whale, saving a human! Don't they know what's killing them? Reply
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peacenique
Jul 30, 09 6:14 AM CDT
Perhaps the whales know the true meaning of compassion and forgiveness.
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