RUMOUR CONFIRMED

A diver came to the rescue of a whale tangled in rope in a bay off Hogan Island in Tasmania last week.

Diver Grant Callow told 3AW Breakfast hosts Ross Stevenson and Russel Howcroft that the whale approached the boat multiple times, seemingly asking for help.

Press PLAY to hear Callow recount his dramatic whale rescue

“As I was swimming towards it, it was lying on its back with its belly up, a big eyeball looking at me,” he said.

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