Officials say an Australian man who faced thousands of dollars in fines will not have to pay for cutting through a shark net to rescue a humpback whale calf that was trapped in the netting.
According to ABC Gold Coast, the man, who goes by Django, faced fines of up to $26,690 for cutting the shark netting. Shark netting is used to keep sharks from popular beaches in the area and prevent attacks.
Django had gone viral and was hailed a hero after taking matters into his own hands and diving 9 meters, or nearly 30 feet, to cut through the net when he saw a baby humpback whale was trapped.
The rescue was captured on video.
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WATCH: Australian man breaks law to save baby humpback whale from netting, officials say he won't face fines https://t.co/zjR7EQS9Ln pic.twitter.com/7Hysj4BYTP
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