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A mother humpback whale and her calf became entangled in shark nets near Noosa Main Beach in Australia on Wednesday, Sept. 17

A Shark Control Program contractor freed the two whales from the net later that evening, but they were later seen swimming with pieces of netting still attached to them

Two other whales became caught in the same area

A heartbreaking video clip shows a mother humpback whale and her small calf caught in nets meant for sharks near Noosa Main Beach on the Sunshine Coast of Australia.

Drone footage captured by Geoff Aquiuno shows the moment the mother and her baby became trapped in a shark net, with the stressed mother rolling into the netting to go after her calf.

The two whales became entangled in a large shark net and struggled to free themselves,

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