VIDEO: Whale asks for help on kayak tour Rainbow Beach, Queensland on July 13, 2016
Yesterday on our kayak tour we had a juvenile Humpback whale approach the kayaks closer than we have ever seen before. The humpback was seen to have severe scaring and some small wounds. For around 10 minutes the whale was rubbing against the kayak and was turning over to what seemed to be trying to show us something. We saw the whale had rope tangled around one of its flippers and was effecting its movements. Calmly, Ty entered the water and was able to untangle the flipper but found that the rope led to the whales mouth where it seems to have swallowed the rope and possible some other material. We then paddled into the beach and immediately called local authority's. We are hoping this poor fellow can get the treatment it needs to swim and live freely again. We are still amazed by the whales ability to try to communicate with us for help. The participants on tour said that this is the highlight of their travels in Australia so far and they hoped to hear of good news that the whale will survive.
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